Country ranking for field: natural hazards 2002

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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	Palau	typhoons
3	New Caledonia	cyclones most frequent from November to March
4	New Zealand	earthquakes are common though usually not severe; volcanic activity
5	Nicaragua	destructive earthquakes volcanoes landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
6	Niger	recurring droughts
7	Nigeria	periodic droughts; flooding
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	rockslides avalanches
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	Pakistan	frequent earthquakes occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains
16	Palmyra Atoll	NA
17	Nepal	severe thunderstorms flooding landslides drought and famine depending on the timing intensity and duration of the summer monsoons
18	Panama	occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area
19	Papua New Guinea	active volcanism; situated along the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
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	flooding
26	Portugal	Azores subject to severe earthquakes
27	Puerto Rico	periodic droughts; hurricanes
28	Qatar	haze dust storms sandstorms common
29	Romania	earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
30	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; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
31	Rwanda	periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
32	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
33	Navassa Island	NA
34	Saint Helena	active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
35	Malta	NA
36	Lesotho	periodic droughts
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; dust storms sandstorms
39	Liechtenstein	NA
40	Lithuania	NA
41	Luxembourg	NA
42	Macau	typhoons
43	Macedonia	high seismic risks
44	Madagascar	periodic cyclones
45	Malawi	NA
46	Malaysia	flooding landslides forest fires
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; occasional Niger River flooding
49	Marshall Islands	infrequent typhoons
50	Nauru	periodic droughts
51	Martinique	hurricanes flooding and volcanic activity
52	Mauritania	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts
53	Mauritius	cyclones
54	Mayotte	cyclones during rainy season
55	Mexico	tsunamis along the Pacific coast volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south and hurricanes on the Pacific Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coasts
56	Midway Islands	NA
57	Moldova	landslides
58	Monaco	NA
59	Mongolia	dust storms grassland and forest fires drought and 'zud' which is harsh winter conditions
60	Montserrat	severe hurricanes
61	Morocco	northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
62	Mozambique	severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods occur in central and southern provinces
63	Myanmar	destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season
64	Namibia	prolonged periods of drought
65	Réunion	periodic devastating cyclones
66	Saint Kitts and Nevis	hurricanes
67	Latvia	NA
68	Uganda	NA
69	The Gambia	drought
70	The Netherlands	flooding
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 changes in sea level
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	winter windstorms; floods
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 mudslides; periodic droughts
91	Vietnam	occasional typhoons
92	Wake Island	occasional typhoons
93	Wallis and Futuna	NA
94	West Bank	droughts
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 cause extensive flood and wind damage
99	Tanzania	flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
100	Saint Lucia	hurricanes and volcanic activity
101	South Africa	prolonged droughts
102	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
103	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
104	Samoa	occasional typhoons; active volcanism
105	San Marino	NA
106	Saudi Arabia	frequent sand and dust storms
107	Senegal	lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
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 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	earthquakes and floods
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 and periodic persistent droughts
123	Suriname	NA
124	Svalbard	ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund
125	Swaziland	drought
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	Lebanon	dust storms sandstorms
132	Laos	floods droughts
133	Albania	destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
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 drought
140	Cabo Verde	prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
141	Cambodia	monsoonal rains
142	Cameroon	volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
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 east of the mountains
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	NA
151	Cocos Islands	cyclone season is October to April
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 and landslides; active volcanoes
158	Croatia	destructive earthquakes
159	Cuba	the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to October
160	Cyprus	moderate earthquake activity; droughts
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; Congo River floods
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; forest fires
168	Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season
169	American Samoa	typhoons common from December to March
170	Andorra	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	landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
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
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 inundated 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 from December to March
193	Bermuda	hurricanes
194	Bhutan	violent storms 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	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	Kyrgyzstan	NA
200	Ireland	NA
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	Mawson Peak an active volcano is on Heard Island
204	Holy See	NA
205	Honduras	frequent but generally mild earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the 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	Indian Ocean	occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches
211	Indonesia	occasional floods severe droughts tsunamis earthquakes volcanoes forest fires
212	Iran	periodic droughts floods; dust storms sandstorms; earthquakes along western border and in the northeast
213	Iraq	dust storms sandstorms floods
214	Isle of Man	NA
215	Guinea-Bissau	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
216	Israel	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
217	Italy	regional risks include landslides mudflows avalanches earthquakes volcanic eruptions flooding; land subsidence in Venice
218	Jamaica	hurricanes
219	Jan Mayen	dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
220	Japan	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1500 seismic occurrences
221	Jarvis Island	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard
222	Johnston Atoll	NA
223	Jordan	droughts; periodic earthquakes
224	Juan de Nova Island	periodic cyclones
225	Kazakhstan	earthquakes in the south mudslides around Almaty
226	Kenya	recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
227	Kingman Reef	wet or awash most of the time maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
228	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 changes in sea level
229	Kuwait	sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April; they bring heavy rain which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August
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; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean
234	East Timor	floods and landslides are common; earthquakes tsunamis tropical cyclones
235	Ecuador	frequent earthquakes landslides volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
236	Egypt	periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes flash floods landslides; hot driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms sandstorms
237	El Salvador	known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
238	Equatorial Guinea	violent windstorms flash floods
239	Eritrea	frequent droughts; locust swarms
240	Estonia	sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
241	Ethiopia	geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
242	Europa Island	NA
243	Falkland Islands	strong winds persist throughout the year
244	Faroe Islands	NA
245	Federated States of Micronesia	typhoons
246	Fiji	cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
247	Finland	NA
248	French Guiana	high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding
249	Guatemala	numerous volcanoes in mountains with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms
250	French Polynesia	occasional cyclonic storms in January
251	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
252	Gabon	NA
253	Gaza Strip	droughts
254	Georgia	earthquakes
255	Germany	flooding
256	Ghana	dry dusty northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts
257	Gibraltar	NA
258	Glorioso Islands	periodic cyclones
259	Greece	severe earthquakes
260	Greenland	continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
261	Grenada	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
262	Guadeloupe	hurricanes
263	Guam	frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare but potentially very destructive typhoons
264	Zimbabwe	recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

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