Geography of Mali - Natural Hazards

Natural Hazards

Natural hazards in Mali include:

• Desert sandstorms in the north
• Dust-laden harmattan wind is common during dry seasons, bringing a dust haze which may ground aircraft and damage computers and sensitive electronics and machines, as well as aggravating respiratory diseases.
• Recurring droughts
• Bushfires in the south
• Occasional floods, for example in July 2007.
• Tropical thunderstorms in the south, which may bring wind and lightning damage as well as flash floods.
• Occasional Niger River flooding