How Climate Change Sparked the Witch Trials

There is a strong theory that climate change led to THE witch trials in medieval Europe.

It was a dark time in European history. The weather had completely turned against the with The Little Ice Age and communities needed someone to blame.

When crops failed and no one understood why, communities found their answer: witches controlling the weather.

Weather magic accusations were uniquely deadly because everyone suffered. You didn’t need proof of a personal curse anymore, just a bad harvest an