Climate Hysteria during the LIA
The Little Ice Ace spawned an era of climate hysteria that resulted in many poor souls being burned at the stake - the infamous "witch hunts."
In the late 14th and 15th centuries, many blamed their climate problems on witches, who were thought to control the weather. People looked for scapegoats to blame for their suffering and accused one another of witchcraft. Extensive witch hunts occurred during the years with the worst weather in the LIA. Within one German region alone, there were over 1,000 people burned to death for witchcraft in a span of forty years.
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