word | | Natural hazards |
| cyclones | Bangladesh | droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season |
| cyclones | Burma | destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts |
| cyclones | Comoros | cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore volcanism: Karthala (elev. 2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of ... |
| cyclones | Coral Sea Islands | occasional tropical cyclones |
| cyclones | France | metropolitan France: flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean overseas departments: hurricanes (cyclones); flooding; volcanic activity (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) |
| cyclones | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three ... |
| cyclones | Madagascar | periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation volcanism: Madagascar's volcanoes have not erupted in historical times |
| cyclones | Mauritius | cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards |
| cyclones | Mayotte | cyclones during rainy season |
| cyclones | Mozambique | severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces |
| cyclones | New Caledonia | cyclones, most frequent from November to March volcanism: Matthew and Hunter Islands are historically active |
| cyclones | Pacific Ocean | ... volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the "Pacific Ring of Fire"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to ... |
| cyclones | Sri Lanka | occasional cyclones and tornadoes |
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