word | | Natural hazards |
| dry | 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 |
| duration | Nepal | severe thunderstorms, flooding, landslides, drought, and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons |
| dust | Bahrain | periodic droughts; dust storms |
| dust | Botswana | periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility |
| dust | Cape Verde | prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active |
| dust | Egypt | periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms |
| dust | Iran | periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes |
| dust | Iraq | dust storms, sandstorms, floods |
| dust | Kuwait | ... are common from October to April and 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 |
| dust | Lebanon | dust storms, sandstorms |
| dust | Liberia | dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March) |
| dust | Libya | hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms |
| dust | Mali | hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding |
| dust | Mauritania | hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts |
| dust | Mongolia | dust storms, grassland and forest fires, drought, and "zud," which is harsh winter conditions |
| dust | Oman | summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts |
| dust | Qatar | haze, dust storms, sandstorms common |
| dust | Saudi Arabia | frequent sand and dust storms |
| dust | Sierra Leone | dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms |
| dust | Somalia | recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season |
| dust | Sudan | dust storms and periodic persistent droughts |
| dust | Syria | dust storms, sandstorms |
| dust | United Arab Emirates | frequent sand and dust storms |
| dust | 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 |
| dust | Yemen | sandstorms and dust storms in summer |
| dusty | Benin | hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
| dusty | Central African Republic | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
| dusty | Chad | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues |
| dusty | Ghana | dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts |
| dusty | Guinea | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season |
| dusty | Guinea-Bissau | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires |
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