uilla:
frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to
October)

Antarctica:
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

Antigua and Barbuda:
hurricanes and tropical storms (July to
October); periodic droughts

Arctic Ocean:
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

Argentina:
San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes
subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can
strike the Pampas and northeast; heavy flooding

Armenia:
occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts

Aruba:
lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
surrounded by shoals and reefs that can
pose maritime hazards

Atlantic Ocean:
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)

Australia:
cyclones along the coast; severe droughts

Austria:
NA

Azerbaijan:
droughts; some lowland areas threatened by rising levels
of the Caspian Sea

Bahamas, The:
hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause
extensive flood and wind damage

Bahrain:
periodic droughts; dust storms

Baker Island:
the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be
a maritime hazard

Bangladesh:
droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely
inundated during the summer monsoon season

Barbados:
infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides

Bassas da India:
maritime hazard since it is usually under water
during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic
cyclones

Belarus:
NA

Belgium:
flooding is a threat in areas of reclaimed coastal land,
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