Evolution of Floods: From Ancient Times to the Present Times (ca 7600 BC to the Present) and the Future

Floods are one of the most dangerous natural disasters, causing great destruction, damage, and even fatalities worldwide. Flooding is phenomenon a sudden increase or slow in volume water river stream bed as result several possible factors: heavy very long precipitation, melting snowpack, strong winds over water, unusually high tides, tsunamis, failure dams, gages, detention basins, other structures that hold back water. To gain better understanding flooding, it necessary to examine evidence, search for ancient wisdom, compare flood-management practices different regions chronological perspective. This study reviews flood events caused by rising sea levels erratic weather from times present. In addition, this review contemplates concerns about future challenges countermeasures. Thus, presents catalogue past examples order present point departure floods learn lessons preparation incidents including rainfalls, particularly urbanized areas. The results show societies developed multifaceted technologies cope with many them still usable now may represent solutions measures counter changing increasingly more