word | | Natural hazards |
| droughts | Senegal | lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts |
| droughts | Seychelles | lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible |
| droughts | Somalia | recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season |
| droughts | South Africa | prolonged droughts volcanism: the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands, which last erupted in 2004, is South Africa's only active volcano |
| droughts | Spain | periodic droughts, occasional flooding volcanism: Spain experiences volcanic activity in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast; Teide (elev. 3,715 m) has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the International ... |
| droughts | Sudan | dust storms and periodic persistent droughts |
| droughts | Thailand | land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts |
| droughts | Togo | hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
| droughts | Uruguay | ... the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are ... |
| droughts | Venezuela | subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts |
| droughts | Virgin Islands | several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes |
| droughts | West Bank | droughts |
| droughts | Zimbabwe | recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare |
| dry | Benin | hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
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