Royal Air Force C-130 airdropping food during the Ethiopia famine, the deadliest weather event of the year
The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 1985. The year began with a La Niña.[1] The most common weather events to have a significant impact are blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. The deadliest weather event of the year was the Ethiopia famine, which killed at least 400,000.[2] The costliest weather event of the year was Hurricane Juan, which caused around $1.5 billion[a] in damages in the Southern United States.[3] Another significant weather event was the Bangladesh cyclone in May, which killed 11,069 people and damaged nearly 100,000 houses.[4]
^"Cold & Warm Episodes by Season". Climate Prediction Center. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^Gill, Peter (16 May 2018). "Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia Since Live Aid" (PDF). SaHistory. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^"Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters". National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^Khan, Sirajur Rahman; Damen, Michiel. "CYCLONE HAZARD IN BANGLADES" (PDF). ADPC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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