word | | Natural hazards |
| droughts | Mozambique | severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces |
| droughts | Nauru | periodic droughts |
| droughts | Niger | recurring droughts |
| droughts | Nigeria | periodic droughts; flooding |
| droughts | Oman | summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts |
| droughts | Puerto Rico | periodic droughts; hurricanes |
| droughts | Rwanda | periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| droughts | Senegal | lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts |
| droughts | Seychelles | lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible |
| droughts | Somalia | recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season |
| droughts | South Africa | prolonged droughts |
| droughts | Spain | periodic droughts |
| droughts | Sudan | dust storms and periodic persistent droughts |
| droughts | Thailand | land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts |
| droughts | Togo | hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
| droughts | Uruguay | ... the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are ... |
| droughts | Venezuela | subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts |
| droughts | Virgin Islands | several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes |
| droughts | West Bank | droughts |
| droughts | Zimbabwe | recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare |
| dry | Benin | hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
| dry | Central African Republic | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
| dry | Chad | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues |
| dry | Ghana | dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts |
| dry | Guinea | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season |
| dry | Guinea-Bissau | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires |
| dry | Libya | hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms |
| dry | Mali | hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding |
| dry | Mauritania | hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts |
| dry | Sierra Leone | dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms |
| dry | Togo | hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
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