word | | Natural hazards |
| July | Pacific Ocean | ... 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 America and ... |
| July | Pakistan | frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August) |
| July | Saint Kitts and Nevis | hurricanes (July to October) |
| June | Arctic Ocean | ... Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually ice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May |
| June | Belize | frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south) |
| June | Bermuda | hurricanes (June to November) |
| June | Burma | destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts |
| June | Cambodia | monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts |
| June | Dominican Republic | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts |
| June | Grenada | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
| June | Guam | frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December) |
| June | Haiti | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| June | Micronesia, Federated States of | typhoons (June to December) |
| June | Montserrat | severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995) |
| June | Pacific Ocean | ... October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September); cyclical El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs ... |
| June | Palau | typhoons (June to December) |
| June | Paraguay | local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June) |
| Jutland | Denmark | flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system ... |
| Kamchatka | Russia | ... a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia |
| Kartala | Comoros | cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano |
| katabatic | Antarctica | katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau; cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast; volcanism ... |
| khamsin | Egypt | periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms |
| Kingman | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | ... 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 m ... |
| Kuril | Russia | permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout ... |
| Kush | Afghanistan | damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts |
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