word | | Natural hazards |
| land | Thailand | land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts |
| landslides | Austria | landslides; avalanches; earthquakes |
| landslides | Barbados | infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides |
| landslides | Bhutan | violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season |
| landslides | Bulgaria | earthquakes; landslides |
| landslides | Burma | destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts |
| landslides | Burundi | flooding; landslides; drought |
| landslides | Costa Rica | occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes |
| landslides | Ecuador | frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
| landslides | Egypt | periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms; sandstorms |
| landslides | Italy | regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice |
| landslides | Malaysia | flooding; landslides; forest fires |
| landslides | Moldova | landslides |
| landslides | Nepal | severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons |
| landslides | Nicaragua | destructive earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes |
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