Five centuries later, climate science is still based on witchcraft and superstition about bad weather.

The havoc caused by this natural disaster was so great, so unprecedented, that soon an unnatural origin for the storm was proposed.

Medieval Witch Hunts Influenced by Climate Change – Scientific American Blog Network

The only difference now is that people involved in climate witchcraft have a slightly different superstition, and the ability to propagate their madness much faster.