word | | Natural hazards |
| dust | Sierra Leone | dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms |
| dust | Somalia | recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season |
| dust | Sudan | dust storms and periodic persistent droughts |
| dust | Syria | dust storms, sandstorms volcanism: Syria's two historically active volcanoes, Es Safa and an unnamed volcano near the Turkish border have not erupted in centuries |
| dust | United Arab Emirates | frequent sand and dust storms |
| dust | 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 |
| dust | Yemen | sandstorms and dust storms in summer volcanism: Yemen experiences limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m), which forms an ... |
| dusty | Benin | hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
| dusty | Central African Republic | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
| dusty | Chad | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues |
| dusty | Ghana | dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts |
| dusty | Guinea | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season |
| dusty | Guinea-Bissau | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires |
| dynamic | Southern Ocean | ... meters; smaller bergs and iceberg fragments; sea ice (generally 0.5 to 1 m thick) with sometimes dynamic short-term variations and with large annual and interannual variations; deep continental shelf floored by ... |
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