word | | Natural hazards |
| frequent | Colombia | ... 1991; additionally, after 500 years of dormancy, Nevado del Huila reawakened in 2007 and has experienced frequent eruptions since then; other historically active volcanoes include Cumbal, Dona Juana, Nevado del Tolima, and ... |
| frequent | Costa Rica | occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes volcanism: Arenal (elev. 1,670 m), which erupted in 2010, is the most active ... |
| frequent | Ecuador | frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts volcanism: Ecuador experiences volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains; Sangay (elev. 5,230 m), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano ... |
| frequent | Egypt | periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms; sandstorms |
| frequent | El Salvador | known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes volcanism: El Salvador experiences significant volcanic activity; San Salvador (elev. 1,893 m), which last ... |
| frequent | Eritrea | frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanos; locust swarms volcanism: Dubbi (elev. 1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to ... |
| frequent | Ethiopia | geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts volcanism: Ethiopia experiences volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (elev. 613 m), which has caused frequent lava ... |
| frequent | Guam | frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare but potentially destructive typhoons (June - December) |
| frequent | Honduras | frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast |
| frequent | New Caledonia | cyclones, most frequent from November to March volcanism: Matthew and Hunter Islands are historically active |
| frequent | Pacific Ocean | ... Fire"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central ... |
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