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Averages 19 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
19 13%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
194 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
7 18%
Activity Rank #7,911 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#7,911 900
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
100%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
55%

r/environment Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (104 chars)
Peak Day Monday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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11%
10–99
47%
100–999
36%
1K+
6%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 82%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 70
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 4.4K

r/environment Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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r/environment Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%link posts

r/environment Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
climate
75 (13.3%)
1305
trump
54 (9.6%)
37614
water
45 (8.0%)
25413
data
31 (5.5%)
2407
power
29 (5.1%)
30612
global
26 (4.6%)
23210
years
26 (4.6%)
2607
says
25 (4.4%)
2266
scientists
23 (4.1%)
43118
heat
22 (3.9%)
18411

r/environment Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
theguardian.com76233
motherjones.com17221
apnews.com15177
youtu.be131
geographical.co.uk1360
news.mongabay.com11194
nytimes.com11158
phys.org1146
grist.org10230
sfgate.com10391

r/environment Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Israel is facing weeks of water shortages after an exceptional algae bloom crippled much of its desalination capacity, in a crisis scientists say was triggered when Israeli attacks destroyed much of Gaza’s wastewater infrastructure, causing a massive discharge of untreated sewage.

4.4K upvotes 225 comments link Sep 24

Solar panels bolted over 2 working irrigation canals in California's Central Valley cut evaporation beneath them by as much as 70 percent, and the aquatic weed that fouls those channels dropped by about 85 percent

2.7K upvotes 62 comments link Sep 2

I think we're seriously underestimating just how fiercely this year's El Nino is going to affect all of us.

2.4K upvotes 139 comments link Sep 26

Data center spills 5K gallons of diesel into New Jersey Meadowlands

1.9K upvotes 61 comments link Sep 15

Court reinstates $7B ‘Solar for All’ program axed by Trump

1.9K upvotes 13 comments link Sep 18

Phoenix has now applied cool pavement coating to 200 miles of streets to curb heat island effect

1.8K upvotes 177 comments link Sep 6

Record-setting 20,100 pieces of trash found in Yellowstone National Park hot springs this summer

1.7K upvotes 40 comments link Sep 14

Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says

1.7K upvotes 40 comments link Sep 19

Mayor Mamdani releases 170K documents related to post-9/11 air quality

1.6K upvotes 32 comments link Sep 9

Over 40% of Earth Could Become 'Drylands' by 2100, Scientists Warn

1.6K upvotes 32 comments link Sep 8

r/environment Audience Overlap

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r/environment FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/environment?

Based on posting volume, r/environment is most active on Wednesdays around 9 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/environment?

r/environment averages 19 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/environment get?

Posts on r/environment average about 194 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/environment get most?

On r/environment, most posts are link posts (100%)