word | | Natural hazards |
| becoming | Montserrat | ... height of 915 m (3,010 ft), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable |
| Beerenberg | Jan Mayen | dominated by the volcano Beerenberg volcanism: Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 |
| Beerenberg | Norway | rockslides, avalanches volcanism: Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea is the country's only active volcano |
| began | Vanuatu | tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began on 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis volcanism: Vanuatu experiences significant volcanic activity, with many ... |
| Bellsund | Svalbard | ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic |
| belt | Aruba | hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened |
| belt | Curacao | Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened |
| belt | Dominican Republic | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts |
| belt | Grenada | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
| belt | Haiti | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| belt | Philippines | astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis volcanism: the Philippines experience significant volcanic activity; Taal (elev ... |
| belt | Seychelles | lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible |
| belt | Tokelau | lies in Pacific typhoon belt |
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