Country ranking for field: environment current issues Natural hazards 1996

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

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