word | | Natural hazards |
| hot | Benin | hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
| hot | Central African Republic | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
| hot | Chad | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues |
| hot | Egypt | periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms; sandstorms |
| hot | Guinea | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season |
| hot | Guinea-Bissau | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires |
| hot | Libya | hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms |
| hot | Mali | hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding |
| hot | Mauritania | hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts |
| hot | Togo | hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
| hot | 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 |
| hours | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | ... to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs |
| houses | Kuwait | ... cloudbursts 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 ... |
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