[moovova]

Per Wiki...The first record of a large flood in the Venetian lagoon dates back to the so-called Rotta della Cucca, reported by Paul the Deacon[13] as having occurred on October 17, 589." (for more...click and see Statistics...

[buffyt]

And forest fires in California are NOT new events. The giant redwoods are 2 to 3 thousand years old and those seeds will not open up and germinate without a forest fire. So we know we have had forest fires for thousands of years!