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Weather Catastrophes in Germany 1970 – 2012 NatCatSERVICE Natural catastrophes in Germany 1970 – 2012 Number of events with trend Number 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Geophysical events Meteorological events Hydrological events Climatological events (Earthquake, tsunami, (Storm) (Flood, mass (Extreme temperature, volcanic eruption) movement) drought, forest fire) © 2013 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE – As at January 2013 NatCatSERVICE Natural catastrophes in Germany 1970 – 2012 Map 860 Loss events Geophysical events Winter Storm Daria 1990 (Earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption) Overall losses*: EUR 1,000m Insured losses*: EUR 690m Meteorological events Severe Storm Hilal 2008 (Storm) Overall losses*: EUR 1,100m Winter Storm Kyrill 2007 Insured losses*: EUR 800m Overall losses*: EUR 4,200m Hydrological events Insured losses*: EUR 2,400m (Flood, mass movement) Climatological events (Extreme temperature, drought, forest fire) Significant natural catastrophes, could affected the complete area of Germany *Losses in original values Floods 2010 Overall losses*: EUR 870m Insured losses*: EUR 300m Floods 2002 Overall losses*: EUR 11,600m Insured losses*: EUR 1,800m Winter Storm Andrea 2012 Overall losses*: EUR 200m Winter Storm Jeanett 2002 Insured losses*: EUR 130m Overall losses*: EUR 2,000m Insured losses*: EUR 1,600m Heatwave Summer 2003 Overall losses*: EUR 1,500m Insured losses*: EUR 10m Fatalities: 9,000 Winter Storm Lothar 1999 Hail storm 1984 Overall losses*: EUR 1,600m Overall losses*: EUR 1,500m Insured losses*: EUR 650m Insured losses*: EUR 750m © 2013 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE – As at January 2013 NatCatSERVICE Significant natural catastrophes in Germany 1970 – 2012 10 costliest natural catastrophes ordered by overall losses OverallOverall losseslosses Insured Insured losseslosses PeriodPeriod Event Event Affected Affected AreaArea FatalitiesFatalities EUREUR m,m, originaloriginal valuesvalues 11-20.8.200211-20.8.2002 Floods, Floods, severesevere Saxony,Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt,Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-WesternMecklenburg-Western 11,60011,600 1,800 1,800 21 21 stormsstorms Pomerania,Pomerania, Berlin,Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, BavariaBavaria 18-19.1.200718-19.1.2007 Winter Winter StormStorm KyrillKyrill Entire Entire country.country. AlsoAlso affected:affected: CentralCentral Europe,Europe, 4,2004,200 2,4002,400 1313 Ukraine,Ukraine, UnitedUnited KingdomKingdom 26-28.10.200226-28.10.2002 Winter Winter StormStorm JeanettJeanett North North Rhine-Westphalia,Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland-Palatinate, 2,0002,000 1,6001,600 1111 Hamburg,Hamburg, Hesse,Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, BrandenburgBrandenburg 26.12.199926.12.1999 Winter Winter StormStorm LotharLothar Baden-Württemberg, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria,Bavaria, Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate 1,6001,600 650650 1515 JuneJune -- Aug.Aug. 20032003 Heat Heat wave,wave, droughtdrought Entire Entire countrycountry 1,5001,500 1010 9,0009,000 12.7.198412.7.1984 Hailstorm Hailstorm Bavaria,Bavaria, Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg 1,5001,500 750750 28.5-2.6.200828.5-2.6.2008 Severe Severe StormStorm Hilal,Hilal, Baden-Württemberg,Baden-Württemberg, NorthNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Rhine-Westphalia, 1,1001,100 800800 33 hailstormshailstorms Hesse,Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland-Palatinate, SaxonySaxony 28.2-1.3.199028.2-1.3.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm WiebkeWiebke Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland,Saarland, Hesse,Hesse, Thuringia,Thuringia, 1,0401,040 440440 2424 Bavaria,Bavaria, Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg 25-27.2.199025-27.2.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm VivianVivian Entire Entire country,country, esp.esp. northernnorthern GermanyGermany 1,0001,000 435435 1515 25-26.1.199025-26.1.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm DariaDaria Entire Entire country,country, esp.esp. Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, LowerLower 1,0001,000 690690 88 Saxony,Saxony, Mecklenburg-WesternMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaPomerania © 2013 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE – As at January 2013 NatCatSERVICE Significant natural catastrophes in Germany 1970 – 2012 10 costliest natural catastrophes ordered by insured losses OverallOverall losseslosses Insured Insured losseslosses PeriodPeriod EventEvent AffectedAffected AreaArea FatalitiesFatalities EUREUR m,m, originaloriginal valuesvalues 18-19.1.200718-19.1.2007 Winter Winter StormStorm KyrillKyrill Entire Entire country.country. AlsoAlso affected:affected: CentralCentral Europe,Europe, 4,2004,200 2,400 2,400 13 13 Ukraine,Ukraine, UnitedUnited KingdomKingdom 11-20.8.200211-20.8.2002 Floods, Floods, severesevere Saxony,Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt,Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-WesternMecklenburg-Western 11,60011,600 1,8001,800 2121 stormsstorms Pomerania,Pomerania, Berlin,Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, BavariaBavaria 26-28.10.200226-28.10.2002 Winter Winter StormStorm JeanettJeanett North North Rhine-Westphalia,Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland-Palatinate, 2,0002,000 1,6001,600 1111 Hamburg,Hamburg, Hesse,Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, BrandenburgBrandenburg 28.5-2.6.200828.5-2.6.2008 Severe Severe StormStorm Hilal,Hilal, Baden-Württemberg,Baden-Württemberg, NorthNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Rhine-Westphalia, 1,1001,100 800800 33 hailstormshailstorms Hesse,Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland-Palatinate, SaxonySaxony 12.7.198412.7.1984 Hailstorm Hailstorm Bavaria,Bavaria, Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg 1,5001,500 750750 25-26.1.199025-26.1.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm DariaDaria Entire Entire country,country, esp.esp. Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, LowerLower 1,0001,000 690690 88 Saxony,Saxony, Mecklenburg-WesternMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaPomerania 26.12.199926.12.1999 Winter Winter StormStorm LotharLothar Baden-Württemberg, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria,Bavaria, Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate 1,6001,600 650650 1515 28.2.201028.2.2010 Winter Winter StormStorm XynthiaXynthia Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, NorthNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Rhine-Westphalia, 750750 500500 77 Saarland,Saarland, Baden-Württemberg,Baden-Württemberg, BavariaBavaria 28.2-1.3.199028.2-1.3.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm WiebkeWiebke Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland,Saarland, Hesse,Hesse, Thuringia,Thuringia, 1,0401,040 440440 2424 Bavaria,Bavaria, Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg 25-27.2.199025-27.2.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm VivianVivian Entire Entire country,country, esp.esp. northernnorthern GermanyGermany 1,0001,000 435435 1515 © 2013 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE – As at January 2013 NatCatSERVICE Significant natural catastrophes in Germany 1970 – 2012 10 costliest natural catastrophes ordered by overall losses OverallOverall losseslosses Insured Insured losseslosses PeriodPeriod Event Event Affected Affected AreaArea FatalitiesFatalities EUREUR m,m, originaloriginal valuesvalues 11-20.8.200211-20.8.2002 Floods, Floods, severesevere Saxony,Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt,Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-WesternMecklenburg-Western 11,60011,600 1,800 1,800 21 21 stormsstorms Pomerania,Pomerania, Berlin,Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, BavariaBavaria 18-19.1.200718-19.1.2007 Winter Winter StormStorm KyrillKyrill Entire Entire country.country. AlsoAlso affected:affected: CentralCentral Europe,Europe, 4,2004,200 2,4002,400 1313 Ukraine,Ukraine, UnitedUnited KingdomKingdom 26-28.10.200226-28.10.2002 Winter Winter StormStorm JeanettJeanett North North Rhine-Westphalia,Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland-Palatinate, 2,0002,000 1,6001,600 1111 Hamburg,Hamburg, Hesse,Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, BrandenburgBrandenburg 26.12.199926.12.1999 Winter Winter StormStorm LotharLothar Baden-Württemberg, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria,Bavaria, Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate 1,6001,600 650650 1515 JuneJune -- Aug.Aug. 20032003 Heat Heat wave,wave, droughtdrought Entire Entire countrycountry 1,5001,500 1010 9,0009,000 12.7.198412.7.1984 Hailstorm Hailstorm Bavaria,Bavaria, Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg 1,5001,500 750750 28.5-2.6.200828.5-2.6.2008 Severe Severe StormStorm Hilal,Hilal, Baden-Württemberg,Baden-Württemberg, NorthNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Rhine-Westphalia, 1,1001,100 800800 33 hailstormshailstorms Hesse,Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland-Palatinate, SaxonySaxony 28.2-1.3.199028.2-1.3.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm WiebkeWiebke Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland,Saarland, Hesse,Hesse, Thuringia,Thuringia, 1,0401,040 440440 2424 Bavaria,Bavaria, Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg 25-27.2.199025-27.2.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm VivianVivian Entire Entire country,country, esp.esp. northernnorthern GermanyGermany 1,0001,000 435435 1515 25-26.1.199025-26.1.1990 Winter Winter StormStorm DariaDaria Entire Entire country,country, esp.esp. Schleswig-Holstein,Schleswig-Holstein, LowerLower 1,0001,000 690690 88 Saxony,Saxony, Mecklenburg-WesternMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaPomerania © 2013 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE – As at January 2013 NatCatSERVICE Significant natural catastrophes in Germany 1970 – 2012 10 costliest natural catastrophes ordered by insured losses OverallOverall losseslosses Insured Insured losseslosses PeriodPeriod EventEvent AffectedAffected AreaArea FatalitiesFatalities
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