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; "zud," which is harsh winter conditions |
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