Faroe Islands:
NA

Fiji:
cyclonic storms can occur from November to January

Finland:
NA

France:
flooding; avalanches

French Guiana:
high frequency of heavy showers and severe
thunderstorms; flooding

French Polynesia:
occasional cyclonic storms in January

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
Ile Amsterdam and Ile
Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes

Gabon:
NA

Gambia, The:
drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30
years)

Gaza Strip:
droughts

Georgia:
earthquakes

Germany:
flooding

Ghana:
dry, dusty, harmattan winds occur from January to March;
droughts

Gibraltar:
NA

Glorioso Islands:
periodic cyclones

Greece:
severe earthquakes

Greenland:
continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the
island

Grenada:
lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from
June to November

Guadeloupe:
hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere is an active
volcano

Guam:
frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but
potentially very destructive typhoons (especially in August)

Guatemala:
numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent
earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other
tropical storms

Guernsey:
NA

Guinea:
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during
dry season

Guinea-Bissau:
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility
during dry season; brush fires

Guyana:
flash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons

Haiti:
lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to
severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and
earthquakes; periodic droughts

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
Heard Island is dominated by a
dormant volcano called Big Ben

Holy See (Vatican City):
NA

Honduras:
frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; damaging
hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast

Hong Kong:
occasional typhoons

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

Iceland:
earthquakes and volcanic activity

India:
droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common;
earthquakes

Indian Ocean:
occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in
southern reaches

Indonesia:
occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis,
earthquakes, volcanoes

Iran:
periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, san