Our ancestors were not dumb people. This is terrifying as it didn't happen just once, but multiple times. We have a working model here.
"If you see me, you will weep. So low was the water in 2018."
"If you see me, you will weep. So low was the water in 2018."
In fact I found this study that proves that history does repeat.
https://www.clim-past.net/9/1985/2013/cp-9-1985-2013.pdf
Thankfully, due to technological advancement though - it is nowhere near as damaging as it once was - in fact now these are barely a blip on the radar on human life. In times past, it is easy to forget that a simple drought halted all commerce, caused great famines, and without transportation and local food sources available, people were dying.
Just take a look at the history and see the trend lines for the evidence of improvement that advancements like electricity and internal combustion have given us:
https://ourworldindata.org/famines
Here's one for technology!
Do you believe in Venus?
Great! Hope you're not wrong. The vast majority of people who are in the best positions to know think you are.