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HTML
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5026 lines
188 KiB
HTML
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<td style="background-image: url(../graphics/gold_gradiant.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x;" class="region">Field Listing<strong> :: Natural hazards</strong></span></td>
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<span class="category_data">This entry lists potential natural disasters. For countries where volcanic activity is common, a <em>volcanism</em> subfield highlights historically active volcanoes.</span></td>
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<th scope="col"width="200" align="middle" style="padding-left: 5px;"><div class="smalltext"><strong>Country</strong></div></th>
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<th scope="col"align="middle" class="smalltext" style="padding-left: 5px;"> Natural hazards </th>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="af" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/af.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Afghanistan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="al" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/al.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Albania</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ag" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ag.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Algeria</a>
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mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="aq" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/aq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >American Samoa</a>
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typhoons common from December to March
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> limited volcanic activity on the Ofu and Olosega Islands; neither has erupted since the 19th century
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="an" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/an.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Andorra</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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avalanches
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ao" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ao.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Angola</a>
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locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="av" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/av.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Anguilla</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ay" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ay.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Antarctica</a>
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katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau; cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast; volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of West Antarctica; other seismic activity rare and weak; large icebergs may calve from ice shelf
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ac.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Antigua and Barbuda</a>
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hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="xq" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/xq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Arctic Ocean</a>
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ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually ice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ar.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Argentina</a>
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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 in some areas
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (elev. 2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchon-Peteroa, San Jose, Tromen, Tupungatito, and Viedma
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/am.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Armenia</a>
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occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/aa.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Aruba</a>
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hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/at.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Ashmore and Cartier Islands</a>
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surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/zh.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Atlantic Ocean</a>
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icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May; persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to September; hurricanes (May to December)
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/as.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Australia</a>
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cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanic activity on Heard and McDonald Islands
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/au.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Austria</a>
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landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/aj.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Azerbaijan</a>
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droughts
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bf.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bahamas, The</a>
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hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ba.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bahrain</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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periodic droughts; dust storms
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bg"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bangladesh</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="bb" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bb"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bb.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Barbados</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bo" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bo"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bo.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Belarus</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="be" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="be"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/be.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Belgium</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bh" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bh"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bh.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Belize</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="bn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bn"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Benin</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bd" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bd"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bd.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bermuda</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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hurricanes (June to November)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="bt" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bt"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bt.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bhutan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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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
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bl" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bl"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bl.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bolivia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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flooding in the northeast (March to April)
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanic activity in Andes Mountains on the border with Chile; historically active volcanoes in this region are Irruputuncu (elev. 5,163 m), which last erupted in 1995, and Olca-Paruma
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="bk" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bk"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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destructive earthquakes
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bc" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bc"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bc.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Botswana</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="bv" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bv"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bv.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bouvet Island</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="br" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="br"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/br.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Brazil</a>
|
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|
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="io" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="io"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/io.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >British Indian Ocean Territory</a>
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|
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="vi" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="vi"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/vi.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >British Virgin Islands</a>
|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="bx" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bx"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bx.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Brunei</a>
|
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bu" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bu"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bu.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Bulgaria</a>
|
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
earthquakes; landslides
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="uv" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="uv"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/uv.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Burkina Faso</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
recurring droughts
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bm" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bm"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Burma</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="by" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="by"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/by.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Burundi</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
flooding; landslides; drought
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="cv" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cv"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cv.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cabo Verde</a>
|
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
|
|
<br />
|
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Fogo (elev. 2,829 m), which last erupted in 1995, is Cabo Verde's only active volcano
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="cb" >
|
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cb"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cb.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cambodia</a>
|
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="cm" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cm"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cameroon</a>
|
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|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
|
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<br />
|
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Mt. Cameroon (elev. 4,095 m), which last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa; lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ca" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ca"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ca.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Canada</a>
|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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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
|
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<br />
|
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="cj" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cj"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cj.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cayman Islands</a>
|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
hurricanes (July to November)
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ct" >
|
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ct"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ct.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Central African Republic</a>
|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="cd" >
|
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cd"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cd.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Chad</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ci" >
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ci.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Chile</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanic activity due to more than three-dozen active volcanoes along the Andes Mountains; Lascar (elev. 5,592 m), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (elev. 3,125 m) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, Puyehue, San Pedro, and Villarrica
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ch" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ch"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ch.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >China</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> China contains some historically active volcanoes including Changbaishan (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san), Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most have been relatively inactive in recent centuries
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="kt" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="kt"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/kt.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Christmas Island</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ip" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ip"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ip.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Clipperton Island</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ck" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ck"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ck.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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cyclone season is October to April
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="co" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="co"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/co.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Colombia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Galeras (elev. 4,276 m) is one of Colombia's most active volcanoes, having erupted in 2009 and 2010 causing major evacuations; 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; Nevado del Ruiz (elev. 5,321 m), 129 km (80 mi) west of Bogota, erupted in 1985 producing lahars that killed 23,000 people; the volcano last erupted in 1991; additionally, after 500 years of dormancy, Nevado del Huila reawakened in 2007 and has experienced frequent eruptions since then; other historically active volcanoes include Cumbal, Dona Juana, Nevado del Tolima, and Purace
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="cn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cn"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Comoros</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Karthala (elev. 2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="cg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cg"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Congo, Democratic Republic of the</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); active volcanoes in the east along the Great Rift Valley
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Nyiragongo (elev. 3,470 m), which erupted in 2002 and is experiencing ongoing activity, poses a major threat to the city of Goma, home to a quarter million people; the volcano produces unusually fast-moving lava, known to travel up to 100 km /hr; Nyiragongo 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; its neighbor, Nyamuragira, which erupted in 2010, is Africa's most active volcano; Visoke is the only other historically active volcano
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="cf" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cf"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cf.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Congo, Republic of the</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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seasonal flooding
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="cw" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cw"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cw.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cook Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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typhoons (November to March)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="cr" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cr"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cr.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Coral Sea Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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occasional tropical cyclones
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="cs" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cs"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cs.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Costa Rica</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Arenal (elev. 1,670 m), which erupted in 2010, is the most active volcano in Costa Rica; a 1968 eruption destroyed the town of Tabacon; Irazu (elev. 3,432 m), situated just east of San Jose, has the potential to spew ash over the capital city as it did between 1963 and 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Miravalles, Poas, Rincon de la Vieja, and Turrialba
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="iv" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="iv"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/iv.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cote d'Ivoire</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="hr" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="hr"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/hr.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Croatia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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destructive earthquakes
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="cu" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cu"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cu.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cuba</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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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
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="cc" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cc"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cc.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Curacao</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="cy" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cy"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cy.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Cyprus</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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moderate earthquake activity; droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ez" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ez"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ez.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Czech Republic</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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flooding
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="da" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="da"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/da.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Denmark</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="dj" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="dj"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/dj.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Djibouti</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> experiences limited volcanic activity; Ardoukoba (elev. 298 m) last erupted in 1978; Manda-Inakir, located along the Ethiopian border, is also historically active
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="do" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="do"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/do.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Dominica</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="dr" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="dr"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/dr.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Dominican Republic</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ec" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ec"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ec.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Ecuador</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanic activity concentrated along the Andes Mountains; Sangay (elev. 5,230 m), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana, Cayambe, Chacana, Cotopaxi, Guagua Pichincha, Reventador, Sumaco, and Tungurahua; Fernandina (elev. 1,476 m), a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009, is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, Pinta, Marchena, and Santiago
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="eg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="eg"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/eg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Egypt</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstorms
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="es" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="es"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/es.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >El Salvador</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanic activity; San Salvador (elev. 1,893 m), which last erupted in 1917, has the potential to cause major harm to the country's capital, which lies just below the volcano's slopes; San Miguel (elev. 2,130 m), which last erupted in 2002, is one of the most active volcanoes in the country; other historically active volcanoes include Conchaguita, Ilopango, Izalco, and Santa Ana
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ek" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ek"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ek.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Equatorial Guinea</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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violent windstorms; flash floods
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Santa Isabel (elev. 3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="er" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="er"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/er.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Eritrea</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Dubbi (elev. 1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011
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</td>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="en" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="en"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/en.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Estonia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="et" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="et"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/et.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Ethiopia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (elev. 613 m), which has caused frequent lava flows in recent years, is the country's most active volcano; Dabbahu became active in 2005, causing evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Alayta, Dalaffilla, Dallol, Dama Ali, Fentale, Kone, Manda Hararo, and Manda-Inakir
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ee" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ee"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ee.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >European Union</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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flooding along coasts; avalanches in mountainous area; earthquakes in the south; volcanic eruptions in Italy; periodic droughts in Spain; ice floes in the Baltic
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="fk" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="fk"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/fk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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strong winds persist throughout the year
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="fo" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="fo"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/fo.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Faroe Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="fj" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="fj"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/fj.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Fiji</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="fi" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="fi"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/fi.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Finland</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="fr" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="fr"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/fr.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >France</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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<strong>metropolitan France: </strong>flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean
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<br />
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<strong>overseas departments:</strong> hurricanes (cyclones); flooding; volcanic activity (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="fp" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="fp"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/fp.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >French Polynesia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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occasional cyclonic storms in January
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="fs" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="fs"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/fs.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >French Southern and Antarctic Lands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Reunion Island - Piton de la Fournaise (elev. 2,632 m, ), which has erupted many times in recent years including 2010, is one of the world's most active volcanoes; although rare, eruptions outside the volcano's caldera could threaten nearby cities
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="gb" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gb"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gb.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Gabon</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ga" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ga"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ga.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Gambia, The</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="gz" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Gaza Strip</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="gg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gg"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Georgia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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earthquakes
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="gm" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gm"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Germany</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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flooding
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="gh" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gh"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gh.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Ghana</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds from January to March; droughts
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="gi" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gi"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gi.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Gibraltar</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="gr" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gr"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gr.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Greece</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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severe earthquakes
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Santorini (elev. 367 m) 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; although there have been very few eruptions in recent centuries, Methana and Nisyros in the Aegean are classified as historically active
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="gl" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gl"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gl.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Greenland</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="gj" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gj"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gj.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Grenada</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="gq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Guam</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare but potentially destructive typhoons (June to December)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="gt" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gt"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gt.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Guatemala</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms
|
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanic activity in the Sierra Madre range; Santa Maria (elev. 3,772 m) 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; Pacaya (elev. 2,552 m), which erupted in May 2010 causing an ashfall on Guatemala City and prompting evacuations, is one of the country's most active volcanoes with frequent eruptions since 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Acatenango, Almolonga, Atitlan, Fuego, and Tacana
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</td>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="gk" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gk"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Guernsey</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="gv" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gv"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gv.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Guinea</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="pu" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pu"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pu.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Guinea-Bissau</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="gy" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="gy"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/gy.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Guyana</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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flash flood threat during rainy seasons
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ha" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ha"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ha.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Haiti</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="hm" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="hm"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/hm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Heard Island and McDonald Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="vt" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="vt"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/vt.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Holy See (Vatican City)</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ho" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ho"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ho.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Honduras</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="hk" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="hk"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/hk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Hong Kong</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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occasional typhoons
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="hq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="hq"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/hq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Howland Island</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ic" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ic"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ic.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Iceland</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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earthquakes and volcanic activity
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Iceland, situated on top of a hotspot, experiences severe volcanic activity; Eyjafjallajokull (elev. 1,666 m) erupted in 2010, sending ash high into the atmosphere and seriously disrupting European air traffic; scientists continue to monitor nearby Katla (elev. 1,512 m), which has a high probability of eruption in the very near future, potentially disrupting air traffic; Grimsvoetn and Hekla are Iceland's most active volcanoes; other historically active volcanoes include Askja, Bardarbunga, Brennisteinsfjoll, Esjufjoll, Hengill, Krafla, Krisuvik, Kverkfjoll, Oraefajokull, Reykjanes, Torfajokull, and Vestmannaeyjar
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</td>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="in" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="in"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/in.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >India</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Barren Island (elev. 354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="xo" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="xo"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/xo.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Indian Ocean</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="id" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="id"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/id.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Indonesia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world - some 76 are historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (elev. 2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano and in eruption since 2010, 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; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, and Tambora
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ir" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ir"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ir.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Iran</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="iz" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="iz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/iz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Iraq</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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dust storms; sandstorms; floods
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ei" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ei"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ei.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Ireland</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="im" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="im"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/im.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Isle of Man</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="is" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="is"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/is.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Israel</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="it" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="it"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/it.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Italy</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanic activity; Etna (elev. 3,330 m), which is in eruption as of 2010, is Europe's most active volcano; flank eruptions pose a threat to nearby Sicilian villages; Etna, along with the famous Vesuvius, which remains a threat to the millions of nearby residents in the Bay of Naples area, have both been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Stromboli, on its namesake island, has also been continuously active with moderate volcanic activity; other historically active volcanoes include Campi Flegrei, Ischia, Larderello, Pantelleria, Vulcano, and Vulsini
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="jm" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="jm"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/jm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Jamaica</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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hurricanes (especially July to November)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="jn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="jn"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/jn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Jan Mayen</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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dominated by the volcano Beerenberg
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<br />
|
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ja" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ja"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ja.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Japan</a>
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
|
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<br />
|
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="dq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="dq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/dq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Jarvis Island</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="je" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="je"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/je.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Jersey</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="jq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="jq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/jq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Johnston Atoll</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="jo" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="jo"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/jo.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Jordan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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droughts; periodic earthquakes
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="kz" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="kz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/kz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Kazakhstan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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earthquakes in the south; mudslides around Almaty
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ke" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ke"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ke.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Kenya</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> limited volcanic activity; the Barrier (elev. 1,032 m) last erupted in 1921; South Island is the only other historically active volcano
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="kq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="kq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/kq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Kingman Reef</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="kr" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="kr"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/kr.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Kiribati</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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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
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="kn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="kn"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/kn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Korea, North</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P'aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ks" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ks"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ks.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Korea, South</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Halla (elev. 1,950 m) is considered historically active although it has not erupted in many centuries
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ku" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ku"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ku.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Kuwait</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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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
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="kg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="kg"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/kg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Kyrgyzstan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="la" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="la"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/la.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Laos</a>
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|
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
floods, droughts
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="lg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="lg"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/lg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Latvia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="le" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="le"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/le.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Lebanon</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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dust storms, sandstorms
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="lt" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="lt"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/lt.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Lesotho</a>
|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
periodic droughts
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="li" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="li"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/li.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Liberia</a>
|
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ly" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ly"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ly.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Libya</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ls" >
|
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ls"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ls.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Liechtenstein</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
|
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|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="lh" >
|
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="lh"></a></td></tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
|
|
|
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|
<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/lh.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Lithuania</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
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|
|
<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="lu" >
|
|
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|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="lu"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/lu.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Luxembourg</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="mc" >
|
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mc"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mc.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Macau</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
typhoons
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
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|
|
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|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mk" >
|
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|
|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mk"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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|
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|
<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Macedonia</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
high seismic risks
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ma" >
|
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|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ma"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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|
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|
|
<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ma.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Madagascar</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<strong>volcanism:</strong> Madagascar's volcanoes have not erupted in historical times
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mi" >
|
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|
|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mi"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mi.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Malawi</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
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</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="my" >
|
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|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="my"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
|
|
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|
<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/my.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Malaysia</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
flooding; landslides; forest fires
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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|
|
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|
|
<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mv" >
|
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|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mv"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mv.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Maldives</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ml" >
|
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|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ml"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ml.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Mali</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mt" >
|
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|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mt"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mt.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Malta</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
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</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="rm" >
|
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|
<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="rm"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/rm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Marshall Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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infrequent typhoons
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mr" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mr"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mr.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Mauritania</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="mp" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mp"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mp.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Mauritius</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mx" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mx"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mx.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Mexico</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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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
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> 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
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="fm" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="fm"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/fm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Micronesia, Federated States of</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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typhoons (June to December)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Midway Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="md" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="md"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/md.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Moldova</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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landslides
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mn"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Monaco</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="mg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mg"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Mongolia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; "zud," which is harsh winter conditions
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mj" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mj"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mj.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Montenegro</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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destructive earthquakes
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="mh" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mh"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mh.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Montserrat</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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volcanic eruptions; severe hurricanes (June to November)
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Soufriere Hills volcano (elev. 915 m), 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
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mo" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mo"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mo.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Morocco</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="mz" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Mozambique</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="wa" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="wa"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/wa.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Namibia</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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prolonged periods of drought
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="nr" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="nr"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/nr.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Nauru</a>
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
periodic droughts
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
|
</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="bq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Navassa Island</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
hurricanes
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</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="np" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="np"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/np.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Nepal</a>
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="nl" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="nl"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/nl.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Netherlands</a>
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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flooding
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="nc" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="nc"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/nc.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >New Caledonia</a>
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|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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cyclones, most frequent from November to March
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<strong>volcanism:</strong> Matthew and Hunter Islands are historically active
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="nz" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="nz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/nz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >New Zealand</a>
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity
|
|
<br />
|
|
|
|
<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanism on North Island; Ruapehu (elev. 2,797 m), which last erupted in 2007, has a history of large eruptions in the past century; Taranaki has the potential to produce dangerous avalanches and lahars; other historically active volcanoes include Okataina, Raoul Island, Tongariro, and White Island
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="nu" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="nu"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/nu.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Nicaragua</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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destructive earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
|
|
<br />
|
|
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|
<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanic activity; Cerro Negro (elev. 728 m), which last erupted in 1999, is one of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes; its lava flows and ash have been known to cause significant damage to farmland and buildings; other historically active volcanoes include Concepcion, Cosiguina, Las Pilas, Masaya, Momotombo, San Cristobal, and Telica
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ng" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ng"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ng.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Niger</a>
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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recurring droughts
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ni" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ni"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ni.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Nigeria</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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periodic droughts; flooding
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ne" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ne"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ne.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Niue</a>
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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typhoons
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="nf" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="nf"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/nf.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Norfolk Island</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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typhoons (especially May to July)
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="cq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="cq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/cq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Northern Mariana Islands</a>
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="no" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="no"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/no.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Norway</a>
|
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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rockslides, avalanches
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea is the country's only active volcano
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="mu" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="mu"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/mu.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Oman</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="zn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="zn"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/zn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Pacific Ocean</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the "Pacific Ring of Fire"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September); cyclical El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs in the equatorial Pacific, influencing weather in the Western Hemisphere and the western Pacific; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="pk" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pk"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Pakistan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ps" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ps"></a></td></tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ps.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Palau</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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typhoons (June to December)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="lq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="lq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/lq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Palmyra Atoll</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="pm" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pm"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Panama</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="pp" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pp"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pp.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Papua New Guinea</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> severe volcanic activity; Ulawun (elev. 2,334 m), one of Papua New Guinea's potentially most dangerous volcanoes, 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; Rabaul (elev. 688 m) destroyed the city of Rabaul in 1937 and 1994; Lamington erupted in 1951 killing 3,000 people; Manam's 2004 eruption forced the island's abandonment; other historically active volcanoes include Bam, Bagana, Garbuna, Karkar, Langila, Lolobau, Long Island, Pago, St. Andrew Strait, Victory, and Waiowa
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="pf" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pf"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pf.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Paracel Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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typhoons
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="pa" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pa"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pa.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Paraguay</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="pe" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pe"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pe.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Peru</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains; Ubinas (elev. 5,672 m), which last erupted in 2009, is the country's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes include El Misti, Huaynaputina, Sabancaya, and Yucamane
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="rp" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="rp"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/rp.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Philippines</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanic activity; Taal (elev. 311 m), which has shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future, 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; Mayon (elev. 2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo and Ragang
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="pc" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pc"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pc.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Pitcairn Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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typhoons (especially November to March)
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="pl" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pl"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pl.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Poland</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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flooding
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="po" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="po"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/po.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Portugal</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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Azores subject to severe earthquakes
|
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> limited volcanic activity in the Azores Islands; Fayal or Faial (elev. 1,043 m) last erupted in 1958; most volcanoes have not erupted in centuries; historically active volcanoes include Agua de Pau, Furnas, Pico, Picos Volcanic System, San Jorge, Sete Cidades, and Terceira
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="rq" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="rq"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/rq.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Puerto Rico</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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periodic droughts; hurricanes
|
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</td>
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="qa" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="qa"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/qa.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Qatar</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ro" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ro"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ro.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Romania</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="rs" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="rs"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/rs.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Russia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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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
|
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanic activity on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands; the peninsula alone is home to some 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (elev. 4,835 m), which erupted in 2007 and 2010, is Kamchatka's most active volcano; Avachinsky and Koryaksky volcanoes, which pose a threat to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Bezymianny, Chikurachki, Ebeko, Gorely, Grozny, Karymsky, Ketoi, Kronotsky, Ksudach, Medvezhia, Mutnovsky, Sarychev Peak, Shiveluch, Tiatia, Tolbachik, and Zheltovsky
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="rw" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="rw"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/rw.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Rwanda</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Visoke (elev. 3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="sh" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sh"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sh.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> the island volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha (elev. 2,060 m) and Nightingale Island (elev. 365 m) experience volcanic activity; Tristan da Cunha erupted in 1962 and Nightingale in 2004
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="sc" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sc"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sc.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Saint Kitts and Nevis</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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hurricanes (July to October)
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="st" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="st"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/st.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Saint Lucia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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hurricanes; volcanic activity
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="rn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="rn"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/rn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Saint Martin</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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subject to hurricanes from July to November
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="sb" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sb"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sb.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="vc" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="vc"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/vc.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ws" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ws"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ws.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Samoa</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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occasional typhoons; active volcanism
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Savai'I Island (elev. 1,858 m), which last erupted in 1911, is historically active
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="sm" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sm"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sm.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >San Marino</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="tp" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tp"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tp.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Sao Tome and Principe</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="sa" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sa"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sa.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Saudi Arabia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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frequent sand and dust storms
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> despite many volcanic formations, there has been little activity in the past few centuries; volcanoes include Harrat Rahat, Harrat Khaybar, Harrat Lunayyir, and Jabal Yar
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="sg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sg"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Senegal</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ri" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ri"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ri.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Serbia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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destructive earthquakes
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="se" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="se"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/se.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Seychelles</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; occasional short droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="sl" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sl"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sl.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Sierra Leone</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="sn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sn"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Singapore</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="sk" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sk"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Sint Maarten</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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subject to hurricanes from July to November
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="lo" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="lo"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/lo.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Slovakia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="si" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="si"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/si.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Slovenia</a>
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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flooding; earthquakes
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="bp" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="bp"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/bp.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Solomon Islands</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis
|
|
<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Tinakula (elev. 851 m) has frequent eruption activity, while an eruption of Savo (elev. 485 m) could affect the capital Honiara on nearby Guadalcanal
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="so" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="so"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/so.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Somalia</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="sf" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sf"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sf.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >South Africa</a>
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
prolonged droughts
|
|
<br />
|
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|
|
<strong>volcanism:</strong> the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands, which last erupted in 2004, is South Africa's only active volcano
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="sx" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sx"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sx.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</a>
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|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="oo" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="oo"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
|
|
|
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|
<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/oo.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Southern Ocean</a>
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|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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huge icebergs with drafts up to several hundred 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 glacial deposits varying widely over short distances; high winds and large waves much of the year; ship icing, especially May-October; most of region is remote from sources of search and rescue
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="sp" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sp"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sp.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Spain</a>
|
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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periodic droughts, occasional flooding
|
|
<br />
|
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|
|
<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanic activity in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast; Teide (elev. 3,715 m) 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; La Palma (elev. 2,426 m), which last erupted in 1971, is the most active of the Canary Islands volcanoes; Lanzarote is the only other historically active volcano
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="pg" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="pg"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
|
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|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/pg.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Spratly Islands</a>
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ce" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ce"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ce.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Sri Lanka</a>
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
occasional cyclones and tornadoes
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="su" >
|
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="su"></a></td></tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/su.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Sudan</a>
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|
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
|
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</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ns" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ns"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ns.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Suriname</a>
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|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
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</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="sv" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sv"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sv.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Svalbard</a>
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|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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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
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="wz" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="wz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/wz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Swaziland</a>
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|
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
drought
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="sw" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sw"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
|
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sw.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Sweden</a>
|
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|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="sz" >
|
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Switzerland</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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avalanches, landslides; flash floods
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="sy" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="sy"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/sy.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Syria</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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dust storms, sandstorms
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Syria's two historically active volcanoes, Es Safa and an unnamed volcano near the Turkish border have not erupted in centuries
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</td>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="tw" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tw"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tw.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Taiwan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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earthquakes; typhoons
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> Kueishantao Island (elev. 401 m), east of Taiwan, is its only historically active volcano, although it has not erupted in centuries
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ti" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ti"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ti.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Tajikistan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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earthquakes; floods
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="tz" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Tanzania</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> limited volcanic activity; Ol Doinyo Lengai (elev. 2,962 m) has emitted lava in recent years; other historically active volcanoes include Kieyo and Meru
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="th" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="th"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/th.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Thailand</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="tt" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tt"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tt.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Timor-Leste</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
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floods and landslides are common; earthquakes; tsunamis; tropical cyclones
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="to" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="to"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/to.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Togo</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="tl" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tl"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tl.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Tokelau</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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lies in Pacific typhoon belt
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="tn" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tn"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tn.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Tonga</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> moderate volcanic activity; Fonualei (elev. 180 m) has shown frequent activity in recent years, while Niuafo'ou (elev. 260 m), which last erupted in 1985, has forced evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Late and Tofua
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="td" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="td"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/td.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Trinidad and Tobago</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ts" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ts"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ts.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Tunisia</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="tu" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tu"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tu.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Turkey</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van
|
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<br />
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> limited volcanic activity; its three historically active volcanoes; Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi have not erupted since the 19th century or earlier
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="tx" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tx"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tx.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Turkmenistan</a>
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="tk" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tk"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Turks and Caicos Islands</a>
|
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|
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<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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frequent hurricanes
|
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</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="tv" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="tv"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/tv.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Tuvalu</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
severe tropical storms are usually rare, but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ug" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ug"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ug.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Uganda</a>
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|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="up" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="up"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/up.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Ukraine</a>
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="ae" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ae"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ae.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >United Arab Emirates</a>
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|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
frequent sand and dust storms
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="uk" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="uk"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/uk.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >United Kingdom</a>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
winter windstorms; floods
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="us" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="us"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/us.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >United States</a>
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
|
|
<br />
|
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (elev. 4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (elev. 4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (elev. 2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (elev. 2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell; in Hawaii: Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="um" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="um"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/um.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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<strong>Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: </strong>the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard
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<br />
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<strong>Kingman Reef:</strong> wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of less than 2 m makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
|
|
<br />
|
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<strong>Midway Islands, Johnston, and Palmyra Atolls:</strong> NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="uy" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="uy"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/uy.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Uruguay</a>
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|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that 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
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="uz" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="uz"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/uz.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Uzbekistan</a>
|
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
|
NA
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" id="nh" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="nh"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/nh.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Vanuatu</a>
|
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|
|
|
|
<td class="category_data" valign="top" style="padding-left:5px;">
|
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tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began on 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis
|
|
<br />
|
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|
<strong>volcanism:</strong> significant volcanic activity with multiple eruptions in recent years; Yasur (elev. 361 m), one of the world's most active volcanoes, has experienced continuous activity in recent centuries; other historically active volcanoes include, Aoba, Ambrym, Epi, Gaua, Kuwae, Lopevi, Suretamatai, and Traitor's Head
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</table>
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="ve" >
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a name="ve"></a></td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ve.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Venezuela</a>
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subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
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occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta
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several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
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occasional typhoons
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/wf.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Wallis and Futuna</a>
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droughts
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/wi.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Western Sahara</a>
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hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
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large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones); natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> volcanism is a fundamental driver and consequence of plate tectonics, the physical process reshaping the Earth's lithosphere; the world is home to more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes, with over 500 of these having erupted in historical times; an estimated 500 million people live near these volcanoes; associated dangers include lava flows, lahars (mudflows), pyroclastic flows, ash clouds, ash fall, ballistic projectiles, gas emissions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis; in the 1990s, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, created a list of 16 Decade Volcanoes worthy of special study because of their great potential for destruction: Avachinsky-Koryaksky (Russia), Colima (Mexico), Etna (Italy), Galeras (Colombia), Mauna Loa (United States), Merapi (Indonesia), Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Rainier (United States), Sakurajima (Japan), Santa Maria (Guatemala), Santorini (Greece), Taal (Philippines), Teide (Spain), Ulawun (Papua New Guinea), Unzen (Japan), Vesuvius (Italy)
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/ym.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Yemen</a>
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sandstorms and dust storms in summer
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<strong>volcanism:</strong> limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/za.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Zambia</a>
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periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April)
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<td valign="top" width="200" style="border-right:2px solid white; padding-left:4px;" class="fl_region"><a href="../geos/zi.html" style="font-weight: bold;" >Zimbabwe</a>
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recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
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