Extreme floods ‘not solely caused by climate change’

Extreme floods ‘not solely caused by climate change’

Study shows floods over past 8,000 years were more severe, challenging the view those seen in recent decades are ‘unprecedented’

Ancient European floods were much worse than anything in the last century « JoNova

By Jo Nova All that stuff about a 1 in 100 year flood, they have no idea It turns out the worst flood on the Rhine was not in 2024 but in 1374. On the Severn, in England the worst year for “climate change” was 250 BC. Obviously neither of them were due to man-made oil and gas. A thousand news headlines have said modern floods were unprecedented, or were 1 in 1000 year events, or were caused by “climate change” and they were all based on just 120

Extreme Floods Over Past 8,000 Years Dwarf Modern Peaks, Upend Climate Claims

Study reveals floods over the past 8,000 years outstripped recent ones, disputing climate attribution claims of ‘unprecedented’ modern floods.

A new study led by the University of Exeter challenges the perception that recent extreme floods in different parts of the world are unprecedented events. Through the analysis of geological records of paleoinundations, researchers have identified episodes of river floods of greater magnitude than those recorded today, which is [...]