Articles in popular outlets
Small climate changes can have devastating local consequences – it happened in the Little Ice Age. The Conversation.
"Conflict and climate change in the Arctic: what the seventeenth century suggests about the future." On History.
"A Lunar Pandemic." Aeon Magazine.
"Can Voting Stop Global Warming?". AHA Perspectives.
"Little Ice Age Lessons." Aeon Magazine (Editor's Choice).
“Did European colonisation precipitate the Little Ice Age?”. Aeon Magazine (Editor’s Choice).
“Water, Climate Change, and the Dutch Golden Age.” Europe Now.
“Some societies flourished in the Little Ice Age. There are lessons for us now.” Washington Post.
“How a comet crash on Jupiter may lead us to mine asteroids near Earth.” OUP Blog.
"A Lunar Pandemic." Aeon Magazine.
"Can Voting Stop Global Warming?". AHA Perspectives.
"Little Ice Age Lessons." Aeon Magazine (Editor's Choice).
“Did European colonisation precipitate the Little Ice Age?”. Aeon Magazine (Editor’s Choice).
“Water, Climate Change, and the Dutch Golden Age.” Europe Now.
“Some societies flourished in the Little Ice Age. There are lessons for us now.” Washington Post.
“How a comet crash on Jupiter may lead us to mine asteroids near Earth.” OUP Blog.
A selection of articles for specialist websites
“Understanding Resilience in the History of Climate Change.” Not Even Past.
“History for the Future? What the Past Reveals About the Warming Arctic.” White Horse Press.
“From the Canals of the Netherlands to the Canals of Mars: Experiencing Environmental History.” The Otter, blog of the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE).
“The Little Ice Age: Climate and Society in the 15th through 18th Centuries.” Advanced Science News.
“Towards a Climate History of the Solar System.” The Otter.
“How Should We Measure Climate Change? What the Past Can Tell Us.” Active History.
“Does Climate Change Cause Social Crisis?” The Otter.
“History for the Future? What the Past Reveals About the Warming Arctic.” White Horse Press.
“From the Canals of the Netherlands to the Canals of Mars: Experiencing Environmental History.” The Otter, blog of the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE).
“The Little Ice Age: Climate and Society in the 15th through 18th Centuries.” Advanced Science News.
“Towards a Climate History of the Solar System.” The Otter.
“How Should We Measure Climate Change? What the Past Can Tell Us.” Active History.
“Does Climate Change Cause Social Crisis?” The Otter.
Recent articles for HistoricalClimatology.com
“Did Colonialism Cause Global Cooling? Revisiting an Old Controversy.”
“Is There a Better Way to Do Climate History? Testing a Quantitative Approach.”
“Introducing the Tipping Points Project.”
“A Frigid Golden Age: Can the Society of Rembrandt and Vermeer Teach Us About Global Warming?”
“Will Climate Change Cause Conflict in the Arctic? Searching for Answers in the Past.”
“Volcanoes, Comet Crashes, and Changes in the Sun: How Sixth-Century Cooling Transformed the World.”
“What was the Maunder Minimum? New Perspectives on an Old Question.”
“Did the Spanish Empire Change Earth’s Climate?”
“Assessing the Future During COP21.”
“Lessons from the Storm that Wasn’t.”
“Whatever Happened to the Global Warming Pause?”
“Is Climate Change Behind the Syrian Civil War?”
“Is There a Better Way to Do Climate History? Testing a Quantitative Approach.”
“Introducing the Tipping Points Project.”
“A Frigid Golden Age: Can the Society of Rembrandt and Vermeer Teach Us About Global Warming?”
“Will Climate Change Cause Conflict in the Arctic? Searching for Answers in the Past.”
“Volcanoes, Comet Crashes, and Changes in the Sun: How Sixth-Century Cooling Transformed the World.”
“What was the Maunder Minimum? New Perspectives on an Old Question.”
“Did the Spanish Empire Change Earth’s Climate?”
“Assessing the Future During COP21.”
“Lessons from the Storm that Wasn’t.”
“Whatever Happened to the Global Warming Pause?”
“Is Climate Change Behind the Syrian Civil War?”
Interviews (see the podcast Climate History for more)
With Igor Grossman for the World After COVID project.
"Professor Dagomar Degroot and Ph.D. Student Emma Moesswilde Podcast Their Way Through Climate History." Georgetown University.
With Tom Cassauwers for “When the World Was Cold: Five Questions for Dagomar Degroot.” Undark Magazine.
With Emma Shortis for "The Frigid Golden Age." New Books Podcast.
With Eleanor Field for "Goal 13: Climate Action," Georgetown Global Engagement.
With Paul Verheij and Sebastiaan Cobelens for De Weerspiegel, official magazine of the Dutch Institute for Meteorology and Climatology.
With Dr. Jan Oosthoek for "The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report: a historical perspective," Podcast 54 on EH-Resources.
With Dr. Jan Oosthoek for "Explorations in Historical Climatology," Podcast 46 on EH-Resources.
"Professor Dagomar Degroot and Ph.D. Student Emma Moesswilde Podcast Their Way Through Climate History." Georgetown University.
With Tom Cassauwers for “When the World Was Cold: Five Questions for Dagomar Degroot.” Undark Magazine.
With Emma Shortis for "The Frigid Golden Age." New Books Podcast.
With Eleanor Field for "Goal 13: Climate Action," Georgetown Global Engagement.
With Paul Verheij and Sebastiaan Cobelens for De Weerspiegel, official magazine of the Dutch Institute for Meteorology and Climatology.
With Dr. Jan Oosthoek for "The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report: a historical perspective," Podcast 54 on EH-Resources.
With Dr. Jan Oosthoek for "Explorations in Historical Climatology," Podcast 46 on EH-Resources.
A selection of contributions to popular articles
Quoted by Adam Taylor for “Amid pandemics and protests, is Britain facing its worst economy since the Great Frost of 1709?”. Washington Post.
Quoted by Elena Ergener for "Core Pathways Tackle Climate Change in the Classroom." The Hoya.
Quoted by Dr. José Ragas for "La Fría Conquista." El Dominical.
Interviewed by Meghan Bartels for “How a Viral Comet Crash Into Jupiter Helped Popularize the Internet.” Space.com.
Interviewed by Kat Eschner for "Yes, humans are causing climate change. And we've known for 40 years." Popular Science.
Interviewed by Steve LeVine for “1 Big Thing: Humans, Climate, and History.” Axios.
Interviewed by Ashley Strickland for “11,000 years ago, our ancestors survived abrupt climate change.” CNN.
Interviewed by Jeremy Deaton for “When Climate Change Sparked Wars: The Little Ice Age." LiveScience.
Interviewed by Isaiah Seibert for “Weathering the Storm: Climate Policy in D.C.” The Georgetown Voice.
Interviewed by Sadie Bergen for “Getting Warmer: Historians on Climate Change and the Anthropocene.” Perspectives on History, newsletter of the American Historical Association.
Interviewed by Rob Boffard for "Flowers in the Desert: The Revenant & Mad Max: Fury Road." Movie Pilot Magazine.
Interviewed by Bobbie Mills for "Does Climate Change Cause Violent Conflict?". Scenes of Reason.
Interviewed by Kim Nursall for “Toronto winter blues: why the cold may be getting you down.” Toronto Star.
Quoted by Elena Ergener for "Core Pathways Tackle Climate Change in the Classroom." The Hoya.
Quoted by Dr. José Ragas for "La Fría Conquista." El Dominical.
Interviewed by Meghan Bartels for “How a Viral Comet Crash Into Jupiter Helped Popularize the Internet.” Space.com.
Interviewed by Kat Eschner for "Yes, humans are causing climate change. And we've known for 40 years." Popular Science.
Interviewed by Steve LeVine for “1 Big Thing: Humans, Climate, and History.” Axios.
Interviewed by Ashley Strickland for “11,000 years ago, our ancestors survived abrupt climate change.” CNN.
Interviewed by Jeremy Deaton for “When Climate Change Sparked Wars: The Little Ice Age." LiveScience.
Interviewed by Isaiah Seibert for “Weathering the Storm: Climate Policy in D.C.” The Georgetown Voice.
Interviewed by Sadie Bergen for “Getting Warmer: Historians on Climate Change and the Anthropocene.” Perspectives on History, newsletter of the American Historical Association.
Interviewed by Rob Boffard for "Flowers in the Desert: The Revenant & Mad Max: Fury Road." Movie Pilot Magazine.
Interviewed by Bobbie Mills for "Does Climate Change Cause Violent Conflict?". Scenes of Reason.
Interviewed by Kim Nursall for “Toronto winter blues: why the cold may be getting you down.” Toronto Star.
Presentation Videos
Press conference on past climate changes and societal responses, annual conference of the European Geophysical Union (EGU), 2021.
Keynote introducing the History of Climate and Society (HCS), and what it reveals about the resilience of past societies to climate change. University of Texas, 2020.
Keynote on methods in climate history, and the possibilities for resilience and adaptation in past societies. Winnipeg, 2020.
Public keynote on what the past reveals about the relationship between climate change and conflict. London, 2019.
Lecture at the Cosmos Club on the themes in my book, The Frigid Golden Age. Washington, D.C., 2019.
Lecture on nautical voyages during the Little Ice Age, and what they reveal about climate change in the Arctic. Calgary, 2016.
Lecture on how the Little Ice Age influenced conflict in the Low Countries. Columbus, 2015.