Kreibich, Heidi; Thieken, Annegret - In: Natural Hazards 51 (2009) 3, pp. 423-436
During August 2002 and again in March 2005 as well as in April 2006 the city of Dresden was hit by floods. The flood in … 2002 was an extreme event, only comparable to flooding in 1862 and 1890 in Dresden. The flood discharge in 2006 was the … second highest discharge since 1940 at the Dresden gauge although its return period was only about 15 years. This special …