Natural Disasters in Mongolia
Mongolia is a country where the following natural disasters occur frequently: meteorological such as blizzard; heavy snow; dust storm zud ; rain water flood; dibaish flow;snow melt flow; and others such as earthquake; wildfire; drought; and desertification.
Natural disasters which have occurred in Mongolia are presented in Table 1.
Table 1. Types of natural hazards in Mongolia
| Major hazards | Minor hazards |
| Blizzard | Lightning |
| Heavy snow | Locust infestations. |
| Dust storm | Plague |
| Zud | Epidemic disease |
| Flood (three types) | Ecological hazards |
| Cold rain | Industrial hazards |
| Hail | Toxic Chemical |
| Earthquake | Radiation |
| Wildfire | Accident (road/air) |
| Drought | |
| Desertification |




