Climate change is usually blamed for today’s wild floods – including the extreme deluge in Spain last year . But despite the common narrative, recent flooding events cannot solely be attributed to climate change, scientists say. Ancient floods going back 8,000 years dwarf modern flooding events which are mistakenly described by some as ‘unprecedented’, they reveal. Study author Professor Stephan Harrison at the University of Exeter said recent floods are not exceptional if we look further into the past. ‘In recent years, floods around the world – including in Pakistan , Spain and Germany – have killed thousands of people and caused enormous damage,’ he said. ‘Such floods are seen as “unprecedented” – but if you look back over the last few thousand years, that’s not the case. ‘In fact, floods we call unprecedented may be nowhere near the most extreme that have happened in the past.’ Apart from climate change, floods can be caused by melting winter snow, blocked drainage systems, storm surges , dam failures and more. The Pakistan floods in 2022 killed over 1,700 people with an estimated financial cost of around $15 billion (£11.6 billion). Pictured, children use a satellite dish to move across a flooded area after heavy monsoon rainfalls in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province, August 26, 2022 Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, August 29, 2022 TRENDING Doctor makes shocking admission about NASA astronaut’s appearance 2.1k viewing now All of America’s deadly ‘time bomb’ earthquake zones revealed… 2.4k viewing now Federal workers make disgusting discoveries as they return to office 8.9k viewing now Other flooding events occur due to natural processes, rather than human influence, such as ‘convective storms’ – severe thunderstorms, including heavy rainfall, strong winds, hail and tornadoes. It’s well known […]