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Natural Environment

Weather		99
Ocean / Sea		80
Fish		46
Land		45
Surface Waters / Wetlands		41
Plants / Kelp		34
Invertebrates		31
Air		24
Marine Mammals		22
Birds		20
Land Mammals		18
Insects		16
Microbes		16
Arachnids		8
Amphibians		6
Groundwater		6
Reptiles		5
Fungi		4
Atmosphere		3

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Extreme Temperature		242
Ice / Snow Change		66
Death / Die-off / Decline		51
Extreme Precipitation		33
Seasonal Timing		29
Unusual Range / Sighting		20
Drought		17
Extreme Wind		13
Erosion		11
Flooding / Draining		11
Fire		11
Unusual Size / Abundance		9
Algal Bloom		9
Deformity / Disease / Injury		8
Infestation		7
Permafrost Change		7
Landslide / Avalanche		6
Pollution		6
Sea/Land Level Change		6
Pathogen		5
Unusual Animal Behavior		4
Rain on Snow		4
Glacier Change		2
Storm Surge		2
Earthquake		1
Sinkhole / Crater		1
Thunderstorm		1
Cyclone / Hurricane		1

Impact on Human Environment

Human Health		44
Food Security		41
Buildings		31
Sports / Recreation		30
Cultural Impact		29
Economic Impact		29
Safety		25
Transportation		21
Water Security		18
Fisheries		17
Energy		13
Harvest Change		13
Agriculture		10
Aquaculture		7
Sanitation		7
Displacement		6
Water Management		6
Air Quality		4
Conflict		3
Forestry		3
Pets		3
Burial Site		2
Communication		2
Livestock		2
Resilience		1

Year

1	1	1	4	6	19	88	27	23	9	40

2007	2009	2014	2015	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023

Month

22	16	11	16	16	21	28	26	24	9	16	14

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Season

SUMMER		67
WINTER		52
FALL		42
SPRING		39

Country

United States		56
Canada		23
Norway		11
Iceland		8
Russia		8
Svalbard and Jan Mayen		4
Finland		2
France		2
Greenland		2
United Kingdom		2
Antarctica		1
Cape Verde		1
Czech Republic		1
Greece		1
Guatemala		1
Puerto Rico		1
Spain		1
Sweden		1