Country ranking for field: environment current issues 1993

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This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:

	World	large areas subject to severe weather
1	Maldives	1200
2	Canada	80% of population concentrated within 160 km of US border; continuous permafrost in north a serious obstacle to development
3	Turks and Caicos Islands	30 islands
4	Afghanistan	damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; soil degradation desertification overgrazing deforestation pollution flooding
5	Palmyra Atoll	about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation coconut trees and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
6	Nicaragua	subject to destructive earthquakes volcanoes landslides and occasional severe hurricanes; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
7	Niger	recurrent drought and desertification severely affecting marginal agricultural activities; overgrazing; soil erosion
8	Nigeria	recent droughts in north severely affecting marginal agricultural activities; desertification; soil degradation rapid deforestation
9	Niue	subject to typhoons
10	Norfolk Island	subject to typhoons
11	North Korea	mountainous interior is isolated nearly inaccessible and sparsely populated; late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding
12	Northern Mariana Islands	active volcanos on Pagan and Agrihan; subject to typhoons
13	Norway	air and water pollution; acid rain; note - strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of most rugged and longest coastlines in world; Norway and Turkey only NATO members having a land boundary with Russia
14	Oman	summer winds often raise large sandstorms and duststorms in interior; sparse natural freshwater resources
15	China Sea; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean; subject to tropical cyclones	endangered marine species include the dugong sea lion sea otter seals turtles and whales; oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South
16	Pakistan	frequent earthquakes occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains
17	Papua New Guinea	one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast; some active volcanos; frequent earthquakes
18	Panama	dense tropical forest in east and northwest
19	New Caledonia	typhoons most frequent from November to March
20	Paracel Islands	subject to typhoons
21	Paraguay	local flooding in southeast
22	Peru	subject to earthquakes tsunamis landslides mild volcanic activity; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima
23	Philippines	astride typhoon belt usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; subject to landslides active volcanoes destructive earthquakes tsunami; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
24	Pitcairn Islands	subject to typhoons
25	Poland	plain crossed by a few north flowing meandering streams; severe air and water pollution in south
26	Portugal	Azores subject to severe earthquakes
27	Puerto Rico	many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north
28	Qatar	haze duststorms sandstorms common; limited freshwater resources mean increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
29	Romania	frequent earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides; air pollution in south
30	Russia	despite its size only a small percentage of land is arable and much is too far north for cultivation; permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; catastrophic pollution of land air water including both inland waterways and sea coasts
31	Rwanda	deforestation; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; periodic droughts
32	Réunion	periodic devastating cyclones
33	New Zealand	earthquakes are common though usually not severe
34	Nepal	contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
35	Netherlands Antilles	Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt so rarely threatened; Sint Maarten Saba and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October
36	March and April; desertification; only perennial river is the Senegal	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in
37	Libya	hot dry dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; desertification; sparse natural surface-water resources
38	Liechtenstein	variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation
39	Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant; contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases	risk of accidents from the two Chernobyl-type reactors at the
40	Luxembourg	deforestation
41	Macau	essentially urban; one causeway and one bridge connect the two islands to the peninsula on mainland
42	Macedonia	Macedonia suffers from high seismic hazard; air pollution from metallurgical plants; Note: landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central; Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe
43	Madagascar	subject to periodic cyclones; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
44	Malawi	deforestation
45	Malaysia	subject to flooding; air and water pollution
46	Mali	hot dust-laden harmattan; haze common during dry seasons; desertification
47	Malta	numerous bays provide good harbors; fresh water very scarce; increasing reliance on desalination
48	Marshall Islands	occasionally subject to typhoons; two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1152 islands
49	Martinique	subject to hurricanes flooding and volcanic activity that result in an average of one major natural disaster every five years
50	Mauritius	subject to cyclones
51	Saint Kitts and Nevis	subject to hurricanes
52	Mayotte	subject to cyclones during rainy season
53	Mexico	subject to tsunamis along the Pacific coast and destructive earthquakes in the center and south; natural water resources scarce and polluted in north inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; deforestation; erosion widespread; desertification; serious air pollution in Mexico City and urban centers along US-Mexico border
54	Midway Islands	coral atoll
55	Moldova	heavy use of agricultural chemicals including banned pesticides such as DDT has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive erosion from poor farming methods
56	Monaco	almost entirely urban
57	Mongolia	harsh and rugged
58	Montserrat	subject to severe hurricanes from June to November
59	Morocco	northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; desertification
60	Mozambique	severe drought and floods occur in south; desertification
61	Myanmar	subject to destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season
62	Namibia	inhospitable with very limited natural water resources; desertification
63	Nauru	only 53 km south of Equator in French Polynesia
64	Navassa Island	mostly exposed rock but enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees scattered cactus
65	Saint Helena	very few perennial streams
66	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	subject to hurricanes; Soufriere volcano is a constant threat
67	Saint Lucia	subject to hurricanes and volcanic activity; deforestation; soil erosion
68	United Kingdom	pollution control measures improving air and water quality; because of heavily indented coastline no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
69	Togo	hot dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; recent droughts affecting agriculture; deforestation
70	Tokelau	lies in Pacific typhoon belt
71	Tonga	archipelago of 170 islands
72	Trinidad and Tobago	outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
73	Tromelin Island	wildlife sanctuary
74	Tunisia	deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
75	Turkey	subject to severe earthquakes especially along major river valleys in west; air pollution; desertification
76	Turkmenistan	contamination of soil and groundwater with agricultural chemicals pesticides; salinization water-logging of soil due to poor irrigation methods
77	Tuvalu	severe tropical storms are rare
78	U.S. Virgin Islands	rarely affected by hurricanes; subject to frequent severe droughts floods earthquakes; lack of natural freshwater resources
79	Uganda	straddles Equator; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion
80	Ukraine	air and water pollution deforestation radiation contamination around Chornobyl' nuclear power plant
81	United Arab Emirates	frequent dust and sand storms; lack of natural freshwater resources being overcome by desalination plants; desertification
82	United States	pollution control measures improving air and water quality; agricultural fertilizer and pesticide pollution; management of sparse natural water resources in west; desertification; tsunamis volcanoes and earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; permafrost in northern Alaska is a major impediment to development
83	The Gambia	deforestation
84	Uruguay	subject to seasonally high winds droughts floods
85	Uzbekistan	drying up of the Aral Sea is resulting in growing concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts
86	Vanuatu	subject to tropical cyclones or typhoons
87	Venezuela	subject to floods rockslides mudslides; periodic droughts; increasing industrial pollution in Caracas and Maracaibo
88	Vietnam	occasional typhoons
89	Wake Island	subject to occasional typhoons
90	Wallis and Futuna	both island groups have fringing reefs
91	West Bank	highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers
92	Western Sahara	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time often severely restricting visibility; sparse water and arable land
93	Western Samoa	subject to occasional typhoons; active volcanism
94	Yemen	subject to sand and dust storms in summer; scarcity of natural freshwater resources; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
95	Zaire	dense tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands; periodic droughts in south; Note: straddles Equator; very narrow strip of land that controls the lower; Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean
96	Zambia	deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
97	The Netherlands	without an extensive system of dikes and dams nearly one-half of the total area would be inundated by sea water
98	The Bahamas	subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood damage
99	Lebanon	rugged terrain historically helped isolate protect and develop numerous factional groups based on religion clan ethnicity; deforestation; soil erosion; air and water pollution; desertification
100	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	reindeer introduced early in this century live on South; Georgia; weather conditions generally make it difficult to approach the South; Sandwich Islands; the South Sandwich Islands are subject to active volcanism; Note: the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays which provide good anchorage
101	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	vegetation scanty
102	San Marino	dominated by the Appenines
103	Saudi Arabia	no perennial rivers or permanent water bodies; developing extensive coastal seawater desalination facilities; desertification
104	Senegal	lowlands seasonally flooded; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
105	Serbia and Montenegro	coastal water pollution from sewage outlets especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor; air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution along Danube from industrial waste dumped into the Sava which drains into the Danube; subject to destructive earthquakes and the Near East; strategic location along the Adriatic coast
106	Seychelles	lies outside the cyclone belt so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible; no fresh water - catchments collect rain; 40 granitic and about 50 coralline islands
107	Sierra Leone	extensive mangrove swamps hinder access to sea;
108	Singapore	mostly urban and industrialized
109	Slovakia	severe damage to forests from "acid rain" caused by coal-fired power stations
110	Slovenia	Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; heavy metals and toxic chemicals along coastal waters; near Koper forest damage from air pollutants originating at metallurgical and chemical plants; subject to flooding and earthquakes
111	Solomon Islands	subject to typhoons which are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors
112	Somalia	recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
113	South Africa	lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures
114	South Korea	occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; earthquakes in southwest; air pollution in large cities
115	Thailand	air and water pollution; land subsidence in Bangkok area
116	Spain	deforestation; air pollution
117	Spratly Islands	subject to typhoons; includes numerous small islands atolls shoals and coral reefs
118	Sri Lanka	occasional cyclones tornados; deforestation; soil erosion
119	Sudan	dominated by the Nile and its tributaries; dust storms; desertification
120	Suriname	mostly tropical rain forest
121	Svalbard	great calving glaciers descend to the sea
122	Swaziland	overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion
123	Sweden	water pollution; acid rain
124	Switzerland	dominated by Alps
125	Syria	deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
126	São Tomé and Príncipe	deforestation; soil erosion
127	Taiwan	subject to earthquakes and typhoons
128	Tajikistan	NA
129	Tanzania	lack of water and tsetse fly limit agriculture; recent droughts affected marginal agriculture; Kilimanjaro is highest point in Africa
130	Lesotho	population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing severe soil erosion soil exhaustion; desertification
131	Latvia	heightened levels of air and water pollution because of a lack of waste conversion equipment; Gulf of Riga and Daugava River heavily polluted; contamination of soil and groundwater with chemicals and petroleum products at military bases
132	Albania	subject to destructive earthquakes; tsunami occur along southwestern coast
133	Christmas Island	almost completely surrounded by a reef
134	British Virgin Islands	subject to hurricanes and tropical storms from July to October
135	Brunei	typhoons earthquakes and severe flooding are rare
136	Bulgaria	subject to earthquakes landslides; deforestation; air pollution
137	Burkina Faso	recent droughts and desertification severely affecting marginal agricultural activities population distribution economy; overgrazing; deforestation
138	Burundi	soil exhaustion; soil erosion; deforestation
139	Cabo Verde	subject to prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active; deforestation; overgrazing
140	Tonle Sap	a land of paddies and forests dominated by Mekong River and
141	Cameroon	recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification
142	Cayman Islands	within the Caribbean hurricane belt
143	Central African Republic	hot dry dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; poaching has diminished reputation as one of last great wildlife refuges; desertification
144	Chad	hot dry dusty harmattan winds occur in north; drought and desertification adversely affecting south; subject to plagues of locusts
145	Atacama Desert one of world's driest regions; desertification	subject to severe earthquakes active volcanism tsunami;
146	China	frequent typhoons
147	Clipperton Island	reef about 8 km in circumference
148	Paulo and several other large cities	recurrent droughts in northeast; floods and frost in south; deforestation in Amazon basin; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro Sao
149	Cocos Islands	two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
150	Colombia	highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; deforestation; soil damage from overuse of pesticides; periodic droughts
151	Comoros	soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; cyclones possible during rainy season
152	Brazzaville Pointe Noire or along the railroad between them	deforestation; about 70% of the population lives in
153	Cook Islands	subject to typhoons from November to March
154	Coral Sea Islands	subject to occasional tropical cyclones; no permanent fresh water; important nesting area for birds and turtles
155	Costa Rica	subject to occasional earthquakes hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes; deforestation; soil erosion
156	Croatia	air pollution from metallurgical plants; damaged forest; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
157	Cuba	averages one hurricane every other year
158	Cyprus	moderate earthquake activity; water resource problems
159	Czech Republic	NA
160	Côte d'Ivoire	coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; severe deforestation
161	Denmark	air and water pollution
162	British Indian Ocean Territory	archipelago of 2300 islands
163	Bouvet Island	covered by glacial ice
164	Dominica	flash floods a constant hazard; occasional hurricanes
165	Australia	subject to severe droughts and floods; cyclones along coast; limited freshwater availability; irrigated soil degradation; regular tropical invigorating sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along west coast in summer; desertification
166	Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; desertification
167	American Samoa	typhoons common from December to March
168	Andorra	deforestation overgrazing
169	Angola	locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on plateau; desertification
170	Anguilla	frequent hurricanes other tropical storms
171	Antarctica	mostly uninhabitable; katabatic
172	Antigua and Barbuda	subject to hurricanes and tropical storms
173	Arctic Ocean	endangered marine species include walruses and whales; ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; maximum snow cover in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean and lasts about 10 months; permafrost in islands; virtually icelocked from October to June; fragile ecosystem slow to change and slow to recover from disruptions or damage
174	Aires	Tucuman and Mendoza areas in Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike Pampas and northeast; irrigated soil degradation; desertification; air and water pollution in Buenos
175	Yerevan; energy blockade has led to deforestation as citizens scavenge for firewood use of Lake Sevan water for hydropower has lowered lake level threatened fish population	pollution of Razdan and Aras Rivers; air pollution in
176	Aruba	lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
177	Reserve established in August 1983	surrounded by shoals and reefs; Ashmore Reef National Nature
178	Sea; icebergs common in Davis Strait Denmark Strait and the northwestern	endangered marine species include the manatee seals sea lions turtles and whales; municipal sludge pollution off eastern US southern Brazil and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico Lake Maracaibo Mediterranean Sea and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea North Sea and Mediterranean
179	Austria	population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes poor soils and low temperatures elsewhere
180	Botswana	overgrazing desertification
181	Azerbaijan	local scientists consider Apsheron Peninsula including Baku and Sumgait and the Caspian Sea to be "most ecologically devastated area in the world" because of severe air and water pollution
182	Bahrain	subsurface water sources being rapidly depleted
183	Baker Island	treeless sparse and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses prostrate vines and low growing shrubs; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting roosting and foraging habitat for seabirds shorebirds and marine wildlife
184	Bangladesh	vulnerable to droughts; much of country routinely flooded during summer monsoon season; overpopulation; deforestation
185	Barbados	subject to hurricanes
186	Bassas da India	surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
187	Belarus	southern part of Belarus highly contaminated with fallout from 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chornobyl'
188	Belgium	air and water pollution
189	Belize	frequent devastating hurricanes
190	Benin	hot dry dusty harmattan wind may affect north in winter; deforestation; desertification
191	Bermuda	ample rainfall but no rivers or freshwater lakes; consists of about 360 small coral islands
192	Bhutan	violent storms coming down from the Himalayas were the source of the country name which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon
193	Bolivia	cold thin air of high plateau is obstacle to efficient fuel combustion; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
194	Bosnia and Herzegovina	air pollution from metallurgical plants; water scarce; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
195	Djibouti	vast wasteland
196	Dominican Republic	subject to occasional hurricanes
197	Laos	deforestation; soil erosion; subject to floods
198	Israel	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; limited arable land: and natural water resources pose serious constraints; deforestation
199	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	primarily used for research stations
200	Holy See	urban
201	Honduras	subject to frequent but generally mild earthquakes; damaging hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast; deforestation; soil erosion
202	Howland Island	almost totally covered with grasses prostrate vines and low-growing shrubs; small area of trees in the center; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting roosting and foraging habitat for seabirds shorebirds and marine wildlife; feral cats
203	Hungary	levees are common along many streams but flooding occurs almost every year
204	Iceland	subject to earthquakes and volcanic activity
205	India	droughts flash floods severe thunderstorms common; deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; air and water pollution; desertification
206	Indian Ocean	endangered marine species include the dugong seals turtles and whales; oil pollution in the Arabian Sea Persian Gulf and Red Sea
207	Indonesia	archipelago of 13500 islands
208	Iran	deforestation; overgrazing; desertification
209	Iraq	development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparians
210	Ireland	deforestation
211	Isle of Man	strong westerly winds prevail
212	Italy	regional risks include landslides mudflows snowslides earthquakes volcanic eruptions flooding pollution; land sinkage in Venice
213	Guyana	flash floods a constant threat during rainy seasons; water pollution
214	Jamaica	subject to hurricanes
215	Jan Mayen	barren volcanic island with some moss and grass; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
216	Japan	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1500 seismic occurrences
217	Jersey	about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
218	System	some low-growing vegetation are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; closed to the public; former nuclear weapons test site; site of Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal
219	Jordan	lack of natural water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
220	Juan de Nova Island	subject to periodic cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
221	Kazakhstan	drying up of Aral Sea is causing increased concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts; industrial pollution
222	Kenya	unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; glaciers on Mt	. Kenya
223	Kingman Reef	barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; wet or awash most of the time
224	Kiribati	typhoons can occur any time but usually November to March; 20 of the 33 islands are inhabited
225	Kuwait	some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide most of water; air and water pollution; desertification
226	Kyrgyzstan	NA
227	Haiti	lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; deforestation; soil erosion
228	Guinea	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; deforestation
229	Ecuador	subject to frequent earthquakes landslides volcanic activity; deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; periodic droughts
230	French Guiana	mostly an unsettled wilderness
231	Egypt	Nile is only perennial water source; increasing soil salinization below Aswan High Dam; hot driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; water pollution; desertification
232	El Salvador	the Land of Volcanoes; subject to frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
233	Equatorial Guinea	subject to violent windstorms
234	Eritrea	frequent droughts famine; deforestation; soil eroision; overgrazing; loss of infrastructure from civil warfare
235	Estonia	air heavily polluted with sulphur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; radioactive wastes dumped in open reservoir in Sillamae a few dozen meters from Baltic Sea; contamination of soil and ground water with petroleum products chemicals at military bases
236	Ethiopia	geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes volcanic eruptions; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; frequent droughts; famine
237	Europa Island	wildlife sanctuary
238	Falkland Islands	poor soil fertility and a short growing season
239	Faroe Islands	precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands; archipelago of 18 inhabited islands and a few uninhabited islets
240	Federated States of Micronesia	subject to typhoons from June to December; four major island groups totaling 607 islands
241	Fiji	subject to hurricanes from November to January; includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited
242	Finland	permanently wet ground covers about 30% of land; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain
243	Garonne Seine or Loire River basins; occasional warm tropical wind known as mistral	most of large urban areas and industrial centers in Rhone
244	French Polynesia	occasional cyclonic storm in January; includes five archipelagoes
245	Guinea-Bissau	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
246	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
247	Gabon	deforestation
248	Gaza Strip	desertification
249	Kura River Black Sea	air pollution particularly in Rustavi; heavy pollution of
250	Ghana	recent drought in north severely affecting marginal agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; dry northeasterly harmattan wind
251	Gibraltar	natural freshwater sources are meager so large water catchments
252	Glorioso Islands	subject to periodic cyclones
253	Greece	subject to severe earthquakes; air pollution
254	Greenland	sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island; Note: dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe
255	June to November	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from
256	Guadeloupe	subject to hurricanes
257	Guam	frequent squalls during rainy season; subject to relatively rare but potentially very destructive typhoons
258	Guatemala	numerous volcanoes in mountains with frequent violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
259	Guernsey	large deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
260	Zimbabwe	recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare; deforestation; soil erosion; air and water pollution

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