| Country | Natural hazards |
| Mayotte | cyclones during rainy season |
| Mexico | tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
volcanism: Mexico experiences volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (elev. 3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Popocatepetl (elev. 5,426 m) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | typhoons (June to December) |
| Moldova | landslides |
| Monaco | NA |
| Mongolia | dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; "zud," which is harsh winter conditions |
| Montenegro | destructive earthquakes |
| Montserrat | severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions
volcanism: Soufriere Hills volcano, at a height of 915 m (3,010 ft), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable |
| Morocco | northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| Mozambique | severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces |
| Namibia | prolonged periods of drought |
| Nauru | periodic droughts |
| Navassa Island | hurricanes |
| Nepal | severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons |
| Netherlands | flooding |
| New Caledonia | cyclones, most frequent from November to March
volcanism: Matthew and Hunter Islands are historically active |
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