Country ranking for field: natural hazards 2000

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

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