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This is a list of notable recorded floods that have occurred in Europe. ... (January 2013) Year Details Countries Fatalities Causes ... Germany, Austria ...
Thirteen people were killed in Germany, with the weather station on top of the Brocken in the Saxony-Anhaltian Harz mountain range recording wind speeds of up to 195 km/h (121 mph). Direct damage in Germany was estimated to amount to €4.7bn. [93]
Animation of rainfall in Europe 29 May- 1 June Earth Observation Group University of Copenhagen. NASA Earth Observatory, Image of the Day: Flooding in Eastern Germany; International Charter Space and Major Disasters, Images and Image products delivered under the charter for 2013 Floods in Germany.
The deadliest weather events since 2004 caused more than 570,000 deaths and the ‘fingerprints’ of climate change were present, scientists say. ... killed 70,000 people in Europe. The 10 ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
Event Location Date 1. 72,000 2003 European heat wave: Europe: 2003 2. 56,000 2010 Russian heat wave: Russia: 2010 3. 41,072 [13] 1911 France heat wave France: 1911 4. 24,501 2022 European heat waves: Europe 2022 5. 9,500 1901 eastern United States heat wave: United States 1901 6. 5,000–10,000 1988–1990 North American drought: United States ...
The countries most commonly affected include the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, the Faroe Islands and Iceland. [ 2 ] The strong wind phenomena intrinsic to European windstorms, that give rise to "damage footprints" at the surface, can be placed into three categories, namely the "warm jet", the "cold jet" and the ...
The WMO announced, for the first time, world records for the highest reported historical death tolls from cyclones, tornadoes, lightning and hailstorms. The 5 deadliest weather events of all time ...