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Natural Environment

Fish		312
Ocean / Sea		121
Surface Waters / Wetlands		78
Invertebrates		52
Marine Mammals		44
Birds		27
Plants / Kelp		24
Land		22
Land Mammals		19
Microbes		18
Weather		18
Air		10
Amphibians		10
Insects		10
Reptiles		10
Arachnids		8
Fungi		6
Atmosphere		5
Groundwater		4

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Death / Die-off / Decline		134
Extreme Temperature		52
Unusual Range / Sighting		46
Unusual Size / Abundance		42
Pollution		21
Deformity / Disease / Injury		17
Parasite		17
Infestation		13
Seasonal Timing		13
Ice / Snow Change		13
Algal Bloom		12
Physical or Chemical Change		7
Pathogen		7
Unusual Animal Behavior		6
Drought		5
Permafrost Change		5
Erosion		4
Extreme Precipitation		4
Extreme Wind		4
Flooding / Draining		3
Landslide / Avalanche		3
Fire		3
Debris / Trash		2
Glacier Change		2
Storm Surge		2
Earthquake		1
Rain on Snow		1
Unusual Smell or Taste		1
Cyclone / Hurricane		1

Impact on Human Environment

Food Security		126
Fisheries		107
Economic Impact		81
Cultural Impact		72
Harvest Change		44
Human Health		34
Sports / Recreation		26
Aquaculture		17
Water Management		13
Transportation		11
Buildings		10
Safety		10
Conflict		9
Water Security		9
Livestock		7
Energy		6
Air Quality		4
Agriculture		4
Displacement		4
Pets		4
TOURISM		4
Communication		3
Sanitation		3
Forestry		2
Resilience		2
Burial Site		1

Year

2	1	2	1	1	1	2	4	8	24	55	24	22	11	48	41	29

2004	2007	2010	2011	2012	2013	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025

Month

26	18	17	20	15	30	29	23	23	21	31	23

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

Season

SUMMER		60
WINTER		53
FALL		50
SPRING		35

Country

United States		100
Canada		25
Russia		10
Norway		9
Australia		2
Sweden		2
Greece		1
Greenland		1
India		1
Nigeria		1
Spain		1
Svalbard and Jan Mayen		1
Vietnam		1