St Fredianus Diverts the River Serchio (IMAGE)
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Sixth-century accounts from the Apennine Peninsula contain many descriptions of so-called water miracles, in which saints bring down or stop violent rains, storms and floods. Scholars interpret the sudden appearance of such accounts as proof of an exceptional interest in hydroclimatic events - which must have had a reason. This reason, according to the authors, was the climate change that occurred at the time and manifested itself in increased rainfall and floods.
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Filippo Lippi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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