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1825 Posts

Natural Environment

Ocean / Sea
 
 420
Land
 
 326
Weather
 
 252
Fish
 
 251
Land Mammals
 
 221
Surface Waters / Wetlands
 
 215
Marine Mammals
 
 183
Birds
 
 144
Invertebrates
 
 140
Plants / Kelp
 
 137
Air
 
 75
Insects
 
 60
Microbes
 
 60
Groundwater
 
 33
Arachnids
 
 31
Atmosphere
 
 19
Reptiles
 
 18
Amphibians
 
 16
Fungi
 
 11
Other
 
 7

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Death / Die-off / Decline
 
 332
Extreme Temperature
 
 256
Ice / Snow Change
 
 238
Unusual Range / Sighting
 
 148
Permafrost Change
 
 108
Extreme Precipitation
 
 104
Pollution
 
 100
Deformity / Disease / Injury
 
 92
Fire
 
 78
Erosion
 
 77
Flooding / Draining
 
 73
Pathogen
 
 73
Seasonal Timing
 
 72
Unusual Size / Abundance
 
 71
Drought
 
 58
Algal Bloom
 
 55
Landslide / Avalanche
 
 47
Unusual Animal Behavior
 
 40
Extreme Wind
 
 31
Infestation
 
 29
Debris / Trash
 
 25
Sea/Land Level Change
 
 19
Rain on Snow
 
 18
Storm Surge
 
 17
Glacier Change
 
 16
Physical or Chemical Change
 
 13
Earthquake
 
 13
Eruption
 
 11
Cyclone / Hurricane
 
 8
Thunderstorm
 
 7
Tsunami
 
 7
Sinkhole / Crater
 
 5

Impact on Human Environment

Food Security
 
 302
Human Health
 
 243
Safety
 
 225
Economic Impact
 
 206
Buildings
 
 181
Cultural Impact
 
 171
Transportation
 
 160
Fisheries
 
 116
Sports / Recreation
 
 102
Harvest Change
 
 100
Energy
 
 93
Water Security
 
 80
Sanitation
 
 50
Air Quality
 
 48
Agriculture
 
 40
Livestock
 
 35
Conflict
 
 33
Communication
 
 31
Water Management
 
 31
Displacement
 
 30
Pets
 
 25
Aquaculture
 
 23
TOURISM
 
 23
Forestry
 
 19
Resilience
 
 15
Burial Site
 
 10
Relocation
 
 3

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Month

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Season

SUMMER
 
 358
SPRING
 
 291
WINTER
 
 289
FALL
 
 269

Country

United States
 
 615
Canada
 
 140
Russia
 
 50
Norway
 
 38
Iceland
 
 23
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 
 12
Finland
 
 11
Sweden
 
 11
Greenland
 
 10
United Kingdom
 
 7
Japan
 
 4
Mexico
 
 4
Australia
 
 3
China
 
 3
Greece
 
 3
Mongolia
 
 3
Switzerland
 
 3
Antarctica
 
 2
Brazil
 
 2
Czech Republic
 
 2
Denmark
 
 2
France
 
 2
Ireland
 
 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
Nepal
 
 1
Pakistan
 
 1
Poland
 
 1
Puerto Rico
 
 1
Romania
 
 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
 1
Solomon Islands
 
 1
Uzbekistan
 
 1
Vietnam
 
 1