http://nadine.helmholtz-eos.de/risks/storm/events_en.html http://nadine.helmholtz-eos.de/events/2008/storm_myanmar/storm_myanmar_en.html Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT On May 2nd, 2008, tropical cyclone 'Nargis' swept over Myanmar and left behind a path of destruction. Wind speeds of more than 200 km/h and a storm surge of up to 3 meters in height destroyed more than 90 percent of housing and large parts of infrastructure in some regions. It is believed that more then 100,000 people could have died and more than a million people have lost their homes in the disaster (16/05/08). http://nadine.helmholtz-eos.de/events/2007/storm_bangladesh/storm_bangladesh_en.html Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT During the night from Nov 15 and 16, 2007, tropical cyclone 'Sidr' swept over the the southwestern part of Bangladesh, leaving behind a trail of destruction. With wind speeds of up to 240 km/hr at the coast and up to 160 km/hr at the capital Dhaka, Sidr forced three million people to flee from their homes in 15 coastal districts of Bangladesh. http://nadine.helmholtz-eos.de/events/2007/storm_kyrill/storm_kyrill_en.html Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT During the night thursday to friday, January 18th to 19th, the storm "Kyrill" hit large parts of Germany, causing severe damages. Large parts of Europe were also affected. According to reports of the German Weather Service DWD, in terms of extension, Kyrill was comparable to the storm "Jeanette" which occurred in October 2002. Events of this size can be anticipated to occur every 10 to 20 years. http://nadine.helmholtz-eos.de/events/2006/storm_experts_const/storm_const_en.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT On April 20, 2006, the constituent meeting of the NaDiNe expert group working in the field of storms and storm tides took place at the at the GKSS Research Center in Geesthacht. Participants were scientists from the GKSS Research Center and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).