| Country | Natural hazards |
| India | droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes |
| Indian Ocean | occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches |
| Indonesia | occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires |
| Iran | periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes |
| Iraq | dust storms, sandstorms, floods |
| Ireland | NA |
| Isle of Man | NA |
| Israel | sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes |
| Italy | regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice |
| Jamaica | hurricanes (especially July to November) |
| Jan Mayen | dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 |
| Japan | many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons |
| Jersey | NA |
| Jordan | droughts; periodic earthquakes |
| Kazakhstan | earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty |
| Kenya | recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons |
| Kiribati | typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level |
| Korea, North | late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall |
| Korea, South | occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest |
| Kosovo | void |
| Kuwait | sudden 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 August |
| Kyrgyzstan | NA |
| Laos | floods, droughts |
| Latvia | NA |
| Lebanon | dust storms, sandstorms |
| Lesotho | periodic droughts |
| Liberia | dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March) |
| Libya | hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms |
| Liechtenstein | NA |
| Lithuania | NA |
| Luxembourg | NA |
| Macau | typhoons |
| Macedonia | high seismic risks |
| Madagascar | periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation |
| Malawi | NA |
| Malaysia | flooding, landslides, forest fires |
| Maldives | low level of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise |
| Mali | hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding |
| Malta | NA |
| Marshall Islands | infrequent typhoons |
| Mauritania | hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts |
| Mauritius | cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards |
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