word | | Natural hazards |
| northern | Atlantic Ocean | ... as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May; persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to ... |
| northern | Central African Republic | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
| northern | Greenland | continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island |
| northern | Morocco | northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| northern | Pacific Ocean | ... Hemisphere and the western Pacific; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December |
| northern | Turkey | severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van |
| northern | United States | ... the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the midwest and southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development |
| northwest | Rwanda | periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| northwestern | Atlantic Ocean | icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; ships subject to ... |
| November | Belize | frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south) |
| November | Bermuda | hurricanes (June to November) |
| November | Cambodia | monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts |
| November | Cayman Islands | hurricanes (July to November) |
| November | Cook Islands | typhoons (November to March) |
| November | 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 |
| November | Fiji | cyclonic storms can occur from November to January |
| November | Grenada | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
| November | Jamaica | hurricanes (especially July to November) |
| November | Kiribati | typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level |
| November | Mauritius | cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards |
| November | Montserrat | severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995) |
| November | New Caledonia | cyclones, most frequent from November to March |
| November | Northern Mariana Islands | active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November) |
| November | Pitcairn Islands | typhoons (especially November to March) |
| November | Vanuatu | tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis |
| November | Zambia | periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April) |
| numerous | Guatemala | numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms |
| numerous | Spratly Islands | typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard |
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