Environment in Whatcom 13 indicators covering environment for Whatcom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change 2025 up 39.1% 512th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 590th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 6.7 Patents 2022 down 60.8% 510th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 22.89 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.9% 1317th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land -1.27 Degrees celsius 2024 down 84.7% 1328th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 14.68 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.1% 1307th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 10.07 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.5% 1308th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -5.62 Degrees celsius 2024 up 10.6% 1257th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 2.76 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.3% 1337th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 13.06 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 929th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 36.21 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1322nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 21.32 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1185th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 5.78 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1318th