Country ranking for field: natural hazards 1994

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This entry lists potential natural disasters. For countries where volcanic activity is common, a volcanism subfield highlights historically active volcanoes.

	World	large areas subject to severe weather
1	Afghanistan	0
2	Palmyra Atoll	NA
3	New Caledonia	typhoons most frequent from November to March
4	New Zealand	earthquakes are common though usually not severe
5	Nicaragua	subject to destructive earthquakes volcanoes landslides and occasionally severe hurricanes
6	Niger	recurrent droughts
7	Nigeria	periodic droughts
8	Niue	subject to typhoons
9	Norfolk Island	subject to typhoons
10	North Korea	late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; subject to occasional typhoons which occur during the early fall
11	Northern Mariana Islands	active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; subject to typhoons
12	Norway	NA
13	Oman	summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior
14	Pacific Ocean	surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the Pacific Ring of Fire; subject to tropical cyclones
15	Pakistan	frequent earthquakes occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains
16	Panama	NA
17	Nepal	vulnerable to severe thunderstorms flooding landslides drought and famine depending on the timing intensity and duration of the summer monsoons
18	Papua New Guinea	some active volcanoes; frequent earthquakes
19	Paracel Islands	subject to typhoons
20	Paraguay	local flooding in southeast
21	Peru	subject to earthquakes tsunamis landslides mild volcanic activity
22	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 tsunamis
23	Pitcairn Islands	subject to typhoons
24	Poland	NA
25	Portugal	Azores subject to severe earthquakes
26	Puerto Rico	NA
27	Qatar	haze dust storms sandstorms common
28	Romania	earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
29	Russia	permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development
30	Rwanda	periodic droughts
31	Réunion	periodic devastating cyclones
32	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
33	Navassa Island	NA
34	Saint Kitts and Nevis	subject to hurricanes
35	Malta	NA
36	Lesotho	subject to periods of drought
37	Liberia	dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
38	Libya	hot dry dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall
39	Liechtenstein	NA
40	Lithuania	NA
41	Luxembourg	NA
42	Macau	NA
43	Macedonia	high seismic risks
44	Madagascar	subject to periodic cyclones
45	Malawi	NA
46	Malaysia	subject to flooding
47	Maldives	low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea level rise
48	Mali	hot dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts
49	Marshall Islands	occasionally subject to typhoons
50	Nauru	rainfall is erratic
51	Martinique	subject to hurricanes flooding and volcanic activity that result in an average of one major natural disaster every five years
52	Mauritania	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April
53	Mauritius	subject to cyclones
54	Mayotte	subject to cyclones during rainy season
55	Mexico	subject to tsunamis along the Pacific coast destructive earthquakes in the center and south and hurricanes on the Gulf and Caribbean coasts
56	Midway Islands	NA
57	Moldova	NA
58	Monaco	NA
59	Mongolia	NA
60	Montserrat	subject to severe hurricanes
61	Morocco	northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes
62	Mozambique	severe drought and floods occur in central and southern provinces
63	Myanmar	subject to destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season
64	Namibia	NA
65	Saint Helena	active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
66	Saint Lucia	subject to hurricanes and volcanic activity
67	Latvia	NA
68	United Arab Emirates	frequent dust and sand storms
69	Togo	hot dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter
70	Tokelau	lies in Pacific typhoon belt
71	Tonga	subject to cyclones
72	Trinidad and Tobago	outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
73	Tromelin Island	NA
74	Tunisia	NA
75	Turkey	subject to very severe earthquakes especially in northern Turkey along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van
76	Turkmenistan	NA
77	Turks and Caicos Islands	subject to frequent hurricanes
78	Tuvalu	severe tropical storms are rare
79	U.S. Virgin Islands	rarely affected by hurricanes; subject to frequent severe droughts floods earthquakes
80	Uganda	NA
81	Ukraine	NA
82	United Kingdom	NA
83	The Gambia	rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last thirty years
84	United States	tsunamis volcanoes and earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic coast; tornadoes in the midwest; mudslides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska is a major impediment to development
85	Uruguay	subject to seasonally high winds droughts floods
86	Uzbekistan	NA
87	Vanuatu	subject to tropical cyclones or typhoons
88	Venezuela	subject to floods rockslides mudslides; periodic droughts
89	Vietnam	occasional typhoons
90	Wake Island	subject to occasional typhoons
91	Wallis and Futuna	NA
92	West Bank	NA
93	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
94	Western Samoa	subject to occasional typhoons; active volcanism
95	Yemen	subject to sandstorms and dust storms in summer
96	Zaire	periodic droughts in south
97	Zambia	NA
98	The Netherlands	the extensive system of dikes and dams protects nearly one-half of the total area from being flooded
99	The Bahamas	subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood and wind damage
100	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	subject to hurricanes; Soufriere volcano is a constant threat
101	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	the South Sandwich Islands are subject to active volcanism
102	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	NA
103	San Marino	signed but not ratified - Air Pollution Biodiversity Climate Change
104	Saudi Arabia	frequent sand and dust storms
105	Senegal	lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
106	Serbia and Montenegro	subject to destructive earthquakes
107	Seychelles	lies outside the cyclone belt so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible
108	Sierra Leone	dry sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
109	Singapore	NA
110	Slovakia	NA
111	Slovenia	subject to flooding and earthquakes
112	Solomon Islands	subject to typhoons but they are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors
113	Somalia	recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer
114	South Africa	subject to prolonged droughts
115	South Korea	occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; earthquakes in southwest
116	Thailand	land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table
117	Spain	NA
118	Spratly Islands	subject to typhoons
119	Sri Lanka	occasional cyclones and tornadoes
120	Sudan	dust storms
121	Suriname	NA
122	Svalbard	ice floes often block up the entrance to Bellsund
123	Swaziland	NA
124	Sweden	ice floes in the surrounding waters especially in the Gulf of Bothnia can interfere with navigation
125	Switzerland	subject to avalanches landslides flash floods
126	Syria	NA
127	São Tomé and Príncipe	NA
128	Taiwan	subject to earthquakes and typhoons
129	Tajikistan	NA
130	Tanzania	the tsetse fly and lack of water limit agriculture; flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season
131	Lebanon	NA
132	Laos	subject to floods drought and blight
133	Albania	subject to destructive earthquakes; tsunami occur along southwestern coast
134	China	frequent typhoons
135	British Virgin Islands	subject to hurricanes and tropical storms
136	Brunei	typhoons earthquakes and severe flooding are rare
137	Bulgaria	subject to earthquakes landslides
138	Burkina Faso	recurring droughts
139	Burundi	NA
140	Cabo Verde	subject to prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active
141	Cambodia	monsoonal rains
142	Cameroon	recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases
143	Canada	continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development
144	Cayman Islands	subject to hurricanes
145	Central African Republic	hot dry dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas
146	Chad	hot dry dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; subject to locust plagues
147	Chile	subject to severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
148	Christmas Island	almost completely surrounded by a reef
149	Brazil	recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
150	Clipperton Island	NA
151	Cocos Islands	NA
152	Colombia	highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; periodic droughts
153	Comoros	cyclones possible during rainy season
154	Congo	NA
155	Cook Islands	subject to typhoons
156	Coral Sea Islands	subject to occasional tropical cyclones
157	Costa Rica	subject to occasional earthquakes hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes
158	Croatia	subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
159	Cuba	averages one hurricane every other year
160	Cyprus	moderate earthquake activity
161	Czech Republic	NA
162	Côte d'Ivoire	coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors
163	Denmark	NA
164	British Indian Ocean Territory	NA
165	Bouvet Island	NA
166	Dominica	flash floods are a constant threat; occasional hurricanes
167	Australia	cyclones along the coast; subject to severe droughts
168	Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes
169	American Samoa	typhoons common from December to March
170	Andorra	NA
171	Angola	locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
172	Anguilla	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms
173	Antarctica	katabatic
174	Antigua and Barbuda	subject to hurricanes and tropical storms
175	Arctic Ocean	ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually icelocked from October to June
176	Argentina	Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the Pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
177	Armenia	occasionally severe earthquakes
178	Aruba	lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
179	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	surrounded by shoals and reefs
180	Atlantic Ocean	icebergs common in Davis Strait Denmark Strait and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic Ocean
181	Austria	NA
182	Botswana	NA
183	Azerbaijan	subject to drought; some coastal areas threatened by rising levels of the Caspian Sea
184	Bahrain	periods of drought dust storms
185	Baker Island	NA
186	Bangladesh	vulnerable to droughts cyclones; much of the country routinely flooded during the summer monsoon season
187	Barbados	subject to hurricanes
188	Bassas da India	surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
189	Belarus	NA
190	Belgium	NA
191	Belize	frequent devastating hurricanes
192	Benin	hot dry dusty harmattan wind may affect north in winter
193	Bermuda	subject to hurricanes
194	Bhutan	violent storms coming down from the Himalayas are the source of the country's name which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon
195	Bolivia	flooding in the northeast
196	Bosnia and Herzegovina	subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
197	Djibouti	prone to earthquakes droughts
198	Dominican Republic	subject to occasional hurricanes
199	Kyrgyzstan	NA
200	Isle of Man	NA
201	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	NA
202	Holy See	NA
203	Honduras	subject to frequent but generally mild earthquakes; damaging hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast
204	Hong Kong	occasional typhoons
205	Howland Island	NA
206	Hungary	levees are common along many streams but flooding occurs almost every year
207	Iceland	subject to earthquakes and volcanic activity
208	India	droughts flash floods severe thunderstorms common; subject to earthquakes
209	Indian Ocean	NA
210	Indonesia	occasional floods severe droughts and tsunamis
211	Iran	periodic droughts
212	Iraq	NA
213	Ireland	NA
214	Israel	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer
215	Guyana	flash floods a constant threat during rainy seasons
216	Italy	regional risks include landslides mudflows avalanches earthquakes volcanic eruptions flooding; land subsidence in Venice
217	Jamaica	subject to hurricanes
218	Jan Mayen	volcanic activity resumed in 1970
219	Japan	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1500 seismic occurrences
220	Jarvis Island	NA
221	Jersey	NA
222	Johnston Atoll	NA
223	Jordan	NA
224	Juan de Nova Island	subject to periodic cyclones
225	Kazakhstan	NA
226	Kenya	NA
227	Kingman Reef	wet or awash most of the time maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes this a maritime hazard
228	Kiribati	typhoons can occur any time but usually November to March; subject to occasional tornadoes
229	Kuwait	NA
230	Haiti	lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes
231	Guinea	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
232	Ecuador	subject to frequent earthquakes landslides volcanic activity; periodic droughts
233	French Polynesia	occasional cyclonic storms in January
234	Egypt	periods of drought; subject to frequent earthquakes landslides volcanic activity; hot driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring
235	El Salvador	known as the Land of Volcanoes subject to frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity
236	Equatorial Guinea	subject to violent windstorms
237	Eritrea	frequent droughts
238	Estonia	NA
239	Ethiopia	geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
240	Europa Island	NA
241	Falkland Islands	NA
242	Faroe Islands	NA
243	Federated States of Micronesia	subject to typhoons
244	Fiji	cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
245	Finland	NA
246	France	NA
247	French Guiana	NA
248	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
249	Guinea-Bissau	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
250	Gabon	NA
251	Gaza Strip	NA
252	Georgia	NA
253	Germany	NA
254	Ghana	dry dusty harmattan winds occur from January to March
255	Gibraltar	NA
256	Glorioso Islands	subject to periodic cyclones
257	Greece	subject to severe earthquakes
258	Greenland	NA
259	Grenada	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
260	Guadeloupe	subject to hurricanes
261	Guam	frequent squalls during rainy season; subject to relatively rare but potentially very destructive typhoons
262	Guatemala	numerous volcanoes in mountains with frequent violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms
263	Guernsey	NA
264	Zimbabwe	recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

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