Compare Natural hazards (2001) - Natural hazards (2005)

Compare Natural hazards (2001) with Natural hazards (2005)

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	Natural hazards (2001)	Natural hazards (2005)
Albania	destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; drought	destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mud slides	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season
Andorra	snowslides, avalanches	avalanches
Argentina	San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the Pampas and northeast; heavy flooding	San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
Australia	cyclones along the coast; severe droughts	cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
Austria	NA	landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
Azerbaijan	droughts; some lowland areas threatened by rising levels of the Caspian Sea	droughts
Bahamas, The	hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood and wind damage	hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
Belgium	flooding is a threat in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes	flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes
Belize	frequent, devastating hurricanes (September to December) and coastal flooding (especially in south)	frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south)
Benin	hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north in winter	hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March
Bhutan	violent storms coming down 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	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
Brunei	typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are very rare	typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
Cameroon	recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases	volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
Canada	continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow	continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains
Cape Verde	prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active	prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
China	frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts	frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	cyclones may occur in the early months of the year	cyclone season is October to April
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	periodic droughts in south; volcanic activity	periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); in the east, in the Great Rift Valley, there are active volcanoes
Cuba	the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to October (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common	the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common
East Timor	-	floods and landslides are common; earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones
Ecuador	frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; periodic droughts	frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
Egypt	periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, volcanic activity; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms	periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
El Salvador	known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity	known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
Estonia	flooding occurs frequently in the spring	sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
European Union	-	flooding along coasts; avalanches in mountainous area; earthquakes in the south; volcanic eruptions in Italy; periodic droughts in Spain; ice floes in the Baltic
France	flooding; avalanches	flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean
Ghana	dry, dusty, harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts	dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts
Guadeloupe	hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere is an active volcano	hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano
Guam	frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (especially in August)	frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December)
Guatemala	numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms	numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano called Big Ben	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Honduras	frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; damaging hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast	frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
India	droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common; earthquakes	droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
Indonesia	occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes	occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires
Iran	periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes along western border and in the northeast	periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes
Israel	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
Jarvis Island	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard
Jordan	droughts	droughts; periodic earthquakes
Kenya	recurring drought in northern and eastern regions; flooding during rainy seasons	recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
Kuwait	sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April; they bring inordinate amounts of rain which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year, but are most common between March and August	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
Laos	floods, droughts, and blight	floods, droughts
Macedonia	-	high seismic risks
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	high seismic risks	-
Madagascar	periodic cyclones	periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation
Malaysia	flooding, landslides	flooding, landslides, forest fires
Mali	hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts	hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding
Marshall Islands	occasional typhoons	infrequent typhoons
Mexico	tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coasts	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
Mongolia	dust and snow storms, grassland and forest fires, drought and "zud", which is a combination of drought followed by harsh winter conditions	dust storms, grassland and forest fires, drought, and "zud," which is harsh winter conditions
Montserrat	severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (full-scale eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano occurred during 1996-97)	severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995)
Mozambique	severe droughts and floods occur in central and southern provinces; devastating cyclones	severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
Nicaragua	destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and occasionally severe hurricanes	destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
Nigeria	periodic droughts	periodic droughts; flooding
Panama	NA	occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area
Papua New Guinea	active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Rim of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis	active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
Poland	NA	flooding
Romania	earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides	earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
Russia	permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula	permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
Serbia and Montenegro	-	destructive earthquakes
Solomon Islands	typhoons, but they are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity	typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity
Sudan	dust storms	dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
Svalbard	ice floes often block up the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic	ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic
Swaziland	NA	drought
Tajikistan	NA	earthquakes and floods
United Kingdom	NA	winter windstorms; floods
Uruguay	seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind which blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in weather fronts	seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind which blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts
Vanuatu	tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanism causes minor earthquakes	tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanism causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis
Vietnam	occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding	occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta
Yugoslavia	destructive earthquakes	-
Zambia	tropical storms (November to April)	periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April)