Storms and hurricanes are among the most devastating climate-driven weather events. Anglophone climatology defines a storm as sustained winds of at least 24.5 m/s (55 mph/89 km/h) or Force 10 on the Beaufort Scale. Force 11 is a violent storm (compare German: Force 9 – Sturm, “storm”; Force 10 – schwerer Sturm, “severe storm”; Force 11 – orkanartiger Sturm, “hurricane-like storm”). Sustained winds of at least 32.7 m/s (73 mph/118 km/h), or Force 12…