word | | Natural hazards |
| frequent | New Caledonia | cyclones, most frequent from November to March |
| 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 ... |
| frequent | Pakistan | frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August) |
| frequent | 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 |
| frequent | Saudi Arabia | frequent sand and dust storms |
| frequent | Solomon Islands | typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis |
| frequent | Somalia | recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season |
| frequent | Turks and Caicos Islands | frequent hurricanes |
| frequent | United Arab Emirates | frequent sand and dust storms |
| frequent | Virgin Islands | several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes |
| fringing | Christmas Island | the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard |
| fringing | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard Kingman Reef: wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of less than 2 ... |
| fronts | Uruguay | ... wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts |
| frost | Brazil | recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south |
| gases | Cameroon | volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes |
| general | Cuba | the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common |
| generally | Honduras | frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast |
| generally | 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 |
| generally | Southern Ocean | ... huge icebergs with drafts up to several hundred meters; smaller bergs and iceberg fragments; sea ice (generally 0.5 to 1 m thick) with sometimes dynamic short-term variations and with large annual ... |
| geologic | Romania | earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides |
| geologically | Ethiopia | geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts |
| geologically | Morocco | northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| geologically | Solomon Islands | typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis |
| ghibli | Libya | hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms |
| glacial | Southern Ocean | ... dynamic short-term variations and with large annual and interannual variations; deep continental shelf floored by glacial deposits varying widely over short distances; high winds and large waves much of the year ... |
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