Auckland, in New Zealand, suffers a torrential downpour causing flash flooding and mudslides. The last time that this amount of rain fell in such a short time was 83 years ago.

One of the predictions for global warming is that there will be more "extreme" weather events such as torrential rains or droughts. Neil says that this means we can conclude that the downpour in Auckland was due to global warming. Explain whether you agree or not.