Articles in popular outlets and policy documents
“Spotlight 1.1. Beyond Crisis and Collapse: Climate Change in Human History.” UN Human Development Report 2021/2022.
"Painting Climate Change in the 17th Century." National Gallery of Art.
"Our planet is not doomed. That means we can, and must, act." Washington Post.
"Small climate changes can have devastating local consequences – it happened in the Little Ice Age." The Conversation.
"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
"Writing About Climate Change, Whaling, and Conflict in the Seventeenth Century Arctic." Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE).
"Climate History, the History of Science, and the Climate Crisis." Active History.
"Climate History, the History of Science, and the Climate Crisis." Active History.
“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.” 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.” NiCHE
“How Should We Measure Climate Change? What the Past Can Tell Us.” Active History.
“Does Climate Change Cause Social Crisis?” NiCHE
“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.” 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.” NiCHE
“How Should We Measure Climate Change? What the Past Can Tell Us.” Active History.
“Does Climate Change Cause Social Crisis?” NiCHE
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 Padmaparna Ghosh for "Deep History of Climate Change." Linnean Society of London.
With Melanie Elliott for "Is Our World Doomed? This Georgetown Professor Says Otherwise." The Hoya
With Joe McCarthy for "What Can Past Societies Teach Us About Climate Change?" Global Citizen.
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.
With Melanie Elliott for "Is Our World Doomed? This Georgetown Professor Says Otherwise." The Hoya
With Joe McCarthy for "What Can Past Societies Teach Us About Climate Change?" Global Citizen.
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.
A selection of contributions to popular articles
Profiled by Karen Black for "How climate change historians are using centuries-old data to shine a light on our planet’s future." Toronto Star.
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 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.