The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2014. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. In September, floods in India and Pakistan killed 557people. The costliest single event was Typhoon Rammasun, which killed 225people and left over US$8billion in damage when it moved through the Philippines, China, and Vietnam.
During the year, there were at least of 881tornadoes in the United States alone, collectively resulting in 47deaths.[35][36] An outbreak in April killed 35people and left over US$1billion in damage.[37]
In April, a tornado in Brazil killed one person.[38] In July, tornadoes in Australia killed two people.[39]
As the year began, Cyclone Christine was dissipating over Western Australia,[40] and Cyclone Bejisa was moving toward the Mascarene Islands in the south-west Indian Ocean.[41] Throughout the year, a further 15tropical cyclones developed or moved into the south-west Indian Ocean.[42][43] Among these were Cyclone Hellen, which in April became one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded in the Mozambique Channel, with winds of 230km/h (145mph) and a barometric pressure of 925 mbar (hPa; 27.32 inHg). Hellen killed eight people along its path.[44][45][46][47] In the Australian region, there were 16tropical cyclones during the year following Cyclone Christine, including powerful Cyclone Gillian, which disrupted the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370,[48] and Cyclone Ita, which left more than A$1.1billion (US$1billion) in damage in northeastern Australia.[49] There were 19tropical cyclones in the South Pacific, including powerful Cyclone Ian which moved near Tonga, killing one person.[50] There were also two short-lived subtropical depressions in the South Atlantic Ocean.[51][52][53]
In the northern hemisphere, activity began on 2January when a depression formed near Sri Lanka. There were a further eight tropical cyclones to form in the year in the north Indian Ocean, including Cyclone Hudhud, a powerful cyclone that struck India in October. Hudhud left ₹219billion (US$3.58billion) in damage and killed 124people, including 43 in Nepal related to snowstorms and avalanches.[54][55][56][57][58] In the north-west Pacific Ocean, Tropical Storm Lingling formed on 10January the first of 32tropical cyclones to form in the basin that year.[59] Lingling killed 70people in the Philippines.[60] The deadliest and costliest typhoon of the season was Typhoon Rammasun, which affected the Philippines, China, and Vietnam, causing 225fatalities and over US$8billion in damage.[61][62][63] In the north-east Pacific Ocean, there were 23tropical cyclones, including 16hurricanes.[59] The costliest Pacific hurricane in the year was Hurricane Odile, which struck the Baja California peninsula, with a damage total of MXN$16.6billion (US$1.25billion).[64] The Atlantic hurricane season was quiet, with only nine tropical cyclones.[59] Two hurricanes – Fay and Gonzalo – struck Bermuda within a one-week period.[65] There was also a storm in the Mediterranean, Cyclone Qendresa, that had tropical characteristics, which killed three people in Italy and left over €200million (US$250million) in damage.[59][66]
Other storms
In November, a hailstorm affected the Australian city of Brisbane, causing A$1.1billion worth of damage.[67]
↑ Effects of Tropical Storm Glenda(PDF) (Final Report). National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. 23 October 2014. pp.12, 13, 43, 44, 45. Archived(PDF) from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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