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1578 Posts

Natural Environment

Ocean / Sea
 
 367
Land
 
 271
Fish
 
 222
Weather
 
 215
Surface Waters / Wetlands
 
 188
Land Mammals
 
 186
Marine Mammals
 
 164
Invertebrates
 
 132
Birds
 
 130
Plants / Kelp
 
 123
Air
 
 69
Microbes
 
 59
Insects
 
 56
Arachnids
 
 31
Groundwater
 
 28
Reptiles
 
 17
Atmosphere
 
 16
Amphibians
 
 16
Fungi
 
 9
Other
 
 7

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Death / Die-off / Decline
 
 294
Extreme Temperature
 
 238
Ice / Snow Change
 
 206
Unusual Range / Sighting
 
 136
Pollution
 
 88
Permafrost Change
 
 87
Deformity / Disease / Injury
 
 83
Extreme Precipitation
 
 78
Erosion
 
 70
Seasonal Timing
 
 68
Fire
 
 68
Flooding / Draining
 
 67
Pathogen
 
 67
Unusual Size / Abundance
 
 62
Drought
 
 54
Algal Bloom
 
 51
Unusual Animal Behavior
 
 37
Landslide / Avalanche
 
 36
Infestation
 
 26
Extreme Wind
 
 24
Debris / Trash
 
 19
Sea/Land Level Change
 
 17
Rain on Snow
 
 14
Storm Surge
 
 13
Earthquake
 
 11
Glacier Change
 
 9
Physical or Chemical Change
 
 8
Eruption
 
 8
Cyclone / Hurricane
 
 6
Tsunami
 
 6
Sinkhole / Crater
 
 5
Thunderstorm
 
 5

Impact on Human Environment

Food Security
 
 250
Human Health
 
 224
Safety
 
 177
Economic Impact
 
 175
Buildings
 
 155
Cultural Impact
 
 139
Transportation
 
 137
Fisheries
 
 101
Sports / Recreation
 
 92
Water Security
 
 75
Harvest Change
 
 74
Energy
 
 69
Sanitation
 
 47
Agriculture
 
 39
Air Quality
 
 38
Livestock
 
 34
Displacement
 
 28
Conflict
 
 23
Water Management
 
 23
Communication
 
 21
Aquaculture
 
 20
Pets
 
 18
Forestry
 
 17
Resilience
 
 15
TOURISM
 
 14
Burial Site
 
 10
Relocation
 
 1

Year

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Month

113 83 108 122 115 136 120 143 122 69 85 80
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Season

SUMMER
 
 357
SPRING
 
 283
WINTER
 
 275
FALL
 
 258

Country

United States
 
 518
Canada
 
 128
Russia
 
 39
Norway
 
 35
Iceland
 
 21
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 
 12
Finland
 
 10
Greenland
 
 9
Sweden
 
 9
United Kingdom
 
 6
Japan
 
 4
Australia
 
 3
China
 
 3
Greece
 
 3
Mexico
 
 3
Mongolia
 
 3
Switzerland
 
 3
Antarctica
 
 2
Czech Republic
 
 2
Denmark
 
 2
France
 
 2
Nigeria
 
 2
Spain
 
 2
Ukraine
 
 2
Afghanistan
 
 1
Cambodia
 
 1
Cape Verde
 
 1
Cocos Islands
 
 1
Ecuador
 
 1
Estonia
 
 1
French Polynesia
 
 1
Guatemala
 
 1
Honduras
 
 1
India
 
 1
Ireland
 
 1
Nepal
 
 1
Pakistan
 
 1
Poland
 
 1
Puerto Rico
 
 1
Romania
 
 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
 1
Solomon Islands
 
 1
Uzbekistan
 
 1
Vietnam
 
 1