Country ranking for field: natural hazards 1998

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

1	Afghanistan	0
2	Pakistan	frequent earthquakes occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains
3	New Caledonia	typhoons most frequent from November to March
4	New Zealand	earthquakes are common though usually not severe; volcanic activity
5	Nicaragua	destructive earthquakes volcanoes landslides and occasionally severe hurricanes
6	Niger	recurring droughts
7	Nigeria	periodic droughts
8	Niue	typhoons
9	Norfolk Island	typhoons
10	North Korea	late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
11	Northern Mariana Islands	active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons
12	Norway	NA
13	Oman	summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts
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	Palau	typhoons
16	Navassa Island	NA
17	Palmyra Atoll	NA
18	Panama	NA
19	Papua New Guinea	active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Rim of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides
20	Paracel Islands	typhoons
21	Paraguay	local flooding in southeast
22	Peru	earthquakes tsunamis flooding landslides mild volcanic activity
23	Philippines	astride typhoon belt usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
24	Pitcairn Islands	typhoons
25	Poland	NA
26	Portugal	Azores subject to severe earthquakes
27	Puerto Rico	periodic droughts
28	Qatar	haze dust storms sandstorms common
29	Romania	earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
30	Nepal	severe thunderstorms flooding landslides drought and famine depending on the timing intensity and duration of the summer monsoons
31	Nauru	periodic droughts
32	Rwanda	periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
33	Malta	NA
34	Lebanon	dust storms sandstorms
35	Lesotho	periodic droughts
36	Liberia	dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
37	Libya	hot dry dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms sandstorms
38	Liechtenstein	NA
39	Lithuania	NA
40	Luxembourg	NA
41	Macau	NA
42	Madagascar	periodic cyclones
43	Malawi	NA
44	Malaysia	flooding landslides
45	Maldives	low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea level rise
46	Mali	hot dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts
47	Marshall Islands	occasional typhoons
48	Namibia	prolonged periods of drought
49	Martinique	hurricanes flooding and volcanic activity
50	Mauritania	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts
51	Mauritius	cyclones
52	Mayotte	cyclones during rainy season
53	Mexico	tsunamis along the Pacific coast volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south and hurricanes on the Gulf and Caribbean coasts
54	Midway Islands	NA
55	Moldova	NA
56	Monaco	NA
57	Mongolia	dust storms can occur in the spring; grassland fires
58	Montserrat	severe hurricanes
59	Morocco	northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
60	Mozambique	severe droughts and floods occur in central and southern provinces; devastating cyclones
61	Myanmar	destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season
62	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
63	Saint Helena	active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
64	Laos	floods droughts and blight
65	Ukraine	NA
66	The Netherlands	the extensive system of dikes and dams protects nearly one-half of the total area from being flooded
67	Togo	hot dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
68	Tokelau	lies in Pacific typhoon belt
69	Tonga	cyclones
70	Trinidad and Tobago	outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
71	Tromelin Island	NA
72	Tunisia	NA
73	Turkey	very severe earthquakes especially in northern Turkey along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van
74	Turkmenistan	NA
75	Turks and Caicos Islands	frequent hurricanes
76	Tuvalu	severe tropical storms are usually rare but in 1997 there were three cyclones
77	U.S. Virgin Islands	several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts floods and earthquakes
78	Uganda	NA
79	United Arab Emirates	frequent sand and dust storms
80	The Bahamas	hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood and wind damage
81	United Kingdom	NA
82	United States	tsunamis volcanoes and earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic coast; tornadoes in the midwest; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska is a major impediment to development
83	Uruguay	seasonally high winds
84	Uzbekistan	NA
85	Vanuatu	tropical cyclones or typhoons
86	Venezuela	subject to floods rockslides mud slides; periodic droughts
87	Vietnam	occasional typhoons
88	Wake Island	occasional typhoons
89	Wallis and Futuna	NA
90	West Bank	NA
91	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
92	Yemen	sandstorms and dust storms in summer
93	Zambia	tropical storms
94	The Gambia	rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years
95	Thailand	land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
96	Saint Kitts and Nevis	hurricanes
97	Somalia	recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer
98	Saint Lucia	hurricanes and volcanic activity
99	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
100	Samoa	occasional typhoons; active volcanism
101	San Marino	NA
102	Saudi Arabia	frequent sand and dust storms
103	Senegal	lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
104	Serbia and Montenegro	destructive earthquakes
105	Seychelles	lies outside the cyclone belt so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible
106	Sierra Leone	dry sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
107	Singapore	NA
108	Slovakia	NA
109	Slovenia	flooding and earthquakes
110	Solomon Islands	typhoons but they are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity
111	South Africa	prolonged droughts
112	Tanzania	the tsetse fly; flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season
113	South Korea	occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
114	Spain	periodic droughts
115	Spratly Islands	typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous reefs and shoals
116	Sri Lanka	occasional cyclones and tornadoes
117	Sudan	dust storms
118	Suriname	NA
119	Svalbard	ice floes often block up the entrance to Bellsund
120	Swaziland	NA
121	Sweden	ice floes in the surrounding waters especially in the Gulf of Bothnia can interfere with maritime traffic
122	Switzerland	avalanches landslides flash floods
123	Syria	dust storms sandstorms
124	Taiwan	earthquakes and typhoons
125	Tajikistan	NA
126	Latvia	NA
127	Kyrgyzstan	NA
128	Albania	destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast
129	China	frequent typhoons
130	British Virgin Islands	hurricanes and tropical storms
131	Brunei	typhoons earthquakes and severe flooding are very rare
132	Bulgaria	earthquakes landslides
133	Burkina Faso	recurring droughts
134	Burundi	flooding landslides
135	Cabo Verde	prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active
136	Cambodia	monsoonal rains
137	Cameroon	recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases
138	Canada	continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic Pacific and North American interior and produce most of the country's rain and snow
139	Cayman Islands	hurricanes
140	Central African Republic	hot dry dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
141	Chad	hot dry dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues
142	Chile	severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
143	Christmas Island	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
144	Brazil	recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
145	Clipperton Island	subject to tornadoes
146	Cocos Islands	cyclones may occur in the early months of the year
147	Colombia	highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts
148	Comoros	cyclones possible during rainy season
149	Congo	seasonal flooding
150	Cook Islands	typhoons
151	Coral Sea Islands	occasional tropical cyclones
152	Costa Rica	occasional earthquakes hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes
153	Croatia	frequent and destructive earthquakes
154	Cuba	the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to October
155	Cyprus	moderate earthquake activity
156	Czech Republic	NA
157	Côte d'Ivoire	coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible
158	British Indian Ocean Territory	NA
159	Bouvet Island	NA
160	Denmark	flooding is a threat in some areas of the country
161	Australia	cyclones along the coast; severe droughts
162	Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mud slides
163	American Samoa	typhoons common from December to March
164	Andorra	snowslides avalanches
165	Angola	locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
166	Anguilla	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms
167	Antarctica	katabatic
168	Antigua and Barbuda	hurricanes and tropical storms
169	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; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May
170	Argentina	San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the Pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
171	Armenia	occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
172	Aruba	lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
173	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards
174	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; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May and extreme southern Atlantic from May to October; persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to September
175	Austria	NA
176	Botswana	periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west carrying sand and dust across the country which can obscure visibility
177	Azerbaijan	droughts; some lowland areas threatened by rising levels of the Caspian Sea
178	Baker Island	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
179	Bangladesh	droughts cyclones; much of the country routinely flooded during the summer monsoon season
180	Barbados	infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
181	Bassas da India	maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
182	Belarus	NA
183	Belgium	flooding is a threat in areas of reclaimed coastal land protected from the sea by concrete dikes
184	Belize	frequent devastating hurricanes
185	Benin	hot dry dusty harmattan wind may affect north in winter
186	Bermuda	hurricanes
187	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
188	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
189	Bosnia and Herzegovina	frequent and destructive earthquakes
190	Democratic Republic of the Congo	periodic droughts in south; volcanic activity
191	Djibouti	earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
192	Kuwait	sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April they bring inordinate amounts of rain which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August
193	Isle of Man	NA
194	Haiti	lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
195	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano called Big Ben
196	Holy See	NA
197	Honduras	frequent but generally mild earthquakes; damaging hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast
198	Hong Kong	occasional typhoons
199	Howland Island	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
200	Iceland	earthquakes and volcanic activity
201	India	droughts flash floods severe thunderstorms common; earthquakes
202	Indian Ocean	ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme south near Antarctica from May to October
203	Indonesia	occasional floods severe droughts tsunamis earthquakes
204	Iran	periodic droughts floods; dust storms sandstorms; earthquakes along western border and in the northeast
205	Iraq	dust storms sandstorms floods
206	Ireland	NA
207	Israel	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer
208	Guinea	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
209	Italy	regional risks include landslides mudflows avalanches earthquakes volcanic eruptions flooding; land subsidence in Venice
210	Jamaica	hurricanes
211	Jan Mayen	dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
212	Japan	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1500 seismic occurrences
213	Jarvis Island	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
214	Jersey	NA
215	Johnston Atoll	NA
216	Jordan	NA
217	Juan de Nova Island	periodic cyclones
218	Kazakhstan	earthquakes in the south mudslides around Almaty
219	Kenya	recurring drought in northern and eastern regions
220	Kingman Reef	wet or awash most of the time maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
221	Kiribati	typhoons can occur any time but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes
222	Guyana	flash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons
223	Guinea-Bissau	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
224	Dominica	flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
225	France	flooding
226	Dominican Republic	occasional hurricanes
227	Ecuador	frequent earthquakes landslides volcanic activity; periodic droughts
228	Egypt	periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes flash floods landslides volcanic activity; hot driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms sandstorms
229	El Salvador	known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity
230	Equatorial Guinea	violent windstorms
231	Eritrea	frequent droughts
232	Estonia	flooding occurs frequently in the spring
233	Ethiopia	geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
234	Falkland Islands	strong winds persist throughout the year
235	Faroe Islands	NA
236	Federated States of Micronesia	typhoons
237	Fiji	cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
238	Finland	NA
239	French Polynesia	occasional cyclonic storms in January
240	Guernsey	NA
241	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
242	Gabon	NA
243	Gaza Strip	NA
244	Georgia	NA
245	Germany	NA
246	Ghana	dry dusty harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts
247	Gibraltar	NA
248	Glorioso Islands	periodic cyclones
249	Greece	severe earthquakes
250	Grenada	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
251	Guadeloupe	hurricanes
252	Guam	frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare but potentially very destructive typhoons
253	Guatemala	numerous volcanoes in mountains with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms
254	Zimbabwe	recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

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