Burundi
flooding, landslides, drought
Cambodia
monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional
droughts
Cameroon
volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases
from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
Canada
continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to
development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a
result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and
North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and
snow east of the mountains
Cape Verde
prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces
obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
Cayman Islands
hurricanes (July to November)
Central African Republic
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect
northern areas; floods are common
Chad
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic
droughts; locust plagues
Chile
severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
China
frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and
eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts;
land subsidence