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790 Posts


Natural Environment

Land
 
204
Ocean / Sea
 
160
Weather
 
146
Surface Waters / Wetlands
 
103
Land Mammals
 
102
Fish
 
99
Marine Mammals
 
67
Plants / Kelp
 
52
Birds
 
50
Air
 
30
Atmosphere
 
29
Invertebrates
 
26
Groundwater
 
23
Insects
 
11
Microbes
 
5
Arachnids
 
4
Amphibians
 
3
Fungi
 
2
Reptiles
 
1

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Death / Die-off / Decline
 
117
Extreme Temperature
 
106
Ice / Snow Change
 
94
Unusual Range / Sighting
 
55
Extreme Precipitation
 
54
Pollution
 
53
Permafrost Change
 
52
Flooding / Draining
 
46
Deformity / Disease / Injury
 
42
Extreme Wind
 
36
Fire
 
34
Unusual Size / Abundance
 
31
Pathogen
 
30
Landslide / Avalanche
 
25
Seasonal Timing
 
25
Erosion
 
24
Physical or Chemical Change
 
23
Debris / Trash
 
20
Drought
 
18
Algal Bloom
 
15
Glacier Change
 
14
Unusual Animal Behavior
 
13
Sea/Land Level Change
 
13
Eruption
 
13
Storm Surge
 
12
Infestation
 
10
Rain on Snow
 
8
Earthquake
 
7
Parasite
 
5
Thunderstorm
 
5
Sinkhole / Crater
 
4
Unusual Variation
 
4
Cyclone / Hurricane
 
3
Tsunami
 
2

Impact on Human Environment

Safety
 
182
Food Security
 
132
Cultural Impact
 
116
Economic Impact
 
112
Transportation
 
100
Human Health
 
83
Harvest Change
 
77
Fisheries
 
65
Buildings
 
60
Energy
 
54
Water Management
 
46
Communication
 
35
TOURISM
 
32
Sports / Recreation
 
31
Water Security
 
30
Conflict
 
28
Air Quality
 
22
Pets
 
16
Sanitation
 
14
Displacement
 
13
Agriculture
 
10
Forestry
 
10
Livestock
 
10
Aquaculture
 
5
Relocation
 
4
Burial Site
 
3
Radiation
 
1

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Month

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Season

WINTER
 
110
SPRING
 
107
SUMMER
 
79
FALL
 
37

Country

United States
 
321
Canada
 
58
Norway
 
22
Russia
 
19
Iceland
 
8
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 
6
Finland
 
4
Sweden
 
4
China
 
2
Ireland
 
2
Mongolia
 
2
Spain
 
2
Switzerland
 
2
Brazil
 
1
Cambodia
 
1
Denmark
 
1
Faroe Islands
 
1
France
 
1
French Polynesia
 
1
Greenland
 
1
India
 
1
Italy
 
1
Poland
 
1
Samoa
 
1
Trinidad and Tobago
 
1
United Kingdom
 
1
Uzbekistan
 
1