Seychelles:
lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are
rare; short droughts possible
Sierra Leone:
dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
(December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Singapore:
NA
Slovakia:
NA
Slovenia:
flooding and earthquakes
Solomon Islands:
typhoons, but they are rarely destructive;
geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic
activity
Somalia:
recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern
plains in summer; floods during rainy season
South Africa:
prolonged droughts
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
the South Sandwich
Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them
difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active
volcanism
Southern Ocean:
huge icebergs with drafts up to several hundred
meters; smaller bergs and iceberg fragments; sea ice (generally 0.5
to 1 meter 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