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Natural Environment

Weather		84
Ocean / Sea		75
Fish		44
Land		37
Surface Waters / Wetlands		36
Plants / Kelp		33
Invertebrates		31
Marine Mammals		21
Air		20
Birds		20
Land Mammals		18
Insects		15
Microbes		15
Arachnids		8
Amphibians		6
Reptiles		5
Fungi		4
Groundwater		4
Atmosphere		2

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Extreme Temperature		215
Ice / Snow Change		62
Death / Die-off / Decline		48
Seasonal Timing		29
Extreme Precipitation		25
Unusual Range / Sighting		20
Drought		15
Erosion		11
Flooding / Draining		10
Extreme Wind		9
Fire		9
Unusual Size / Abundance		8
Algal Bloom		8
Deformity / Disease / Injury		8
Infestation		7
Landslide / Avalanche		6
Pollution		6
Permafrost Change		5
Unusual Animal Behavior		4
Rain on Snow		3
Sea/Land Level Change		3
Pathogen		3
Storm Surge		2
Earthquake		1
Glacier Change		1
Sinkhole / Crater		1
Thunderstorm		1
Cyclone / Hurricane		1

Impact on Human Environment

Human Health		41
Food Security		37
Buildings		30
Cultural Impact		29
Economic Impact		28
Sports / Recreation		28
Transportation		20
Safety		17
Fisheries		16
Water Security		15
Energy		12
Harvest Change		12
Agriculture		10
Aquaculture		7
Displacement		6
Sanitation		6
Water Management		4
Forestry		3
Air Quality		2
Burial Site		2
Conflict		2
Livestock		2
Pets		2
Resilience		1

Year

1	1	1	4	6	19	88	27	23	8	17

2007	2009	2014	2015	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023

Month

22	16	10	16	16	16	18	24	22	7	14	14

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

Season

SUMMER		57
WINTER		52
FALL		42
SPRING		39

Country

United States		45
Canada		19
Norway		11
Iceland		8
Russia		8
Svalbard and Jan Mayen		4
Greenland		2
United Kingdom		2
Antarctica		1
Cape Verde		1
Czech Republic		1
Finland		1
France		1
Greece		1
Guatemala		1
Puerto Rico		1
Spain		1
Sweden		1