2014 ereigneten sich 290 Naturkatastrophen, die weltweit rund 16 000 Todesopfer forderten und weitere 100 Millionen Menschen in eine Notlage brachten​[6]​.
In the course of the year, 290 natural disasters killed around 16 000 people and affected over 100 million worldwide.​[6]​ Hydrological events such as floods and landslides were responsible for over half the deaths.