Selected articles in popular publications
"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, publication of the Council for European Studies, Columbia University.
“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.” OUPBlog, blog of Oxford University Press.
“Did European colonisation precipitate the Little Ice Age?”. Aeon Magazine (Editor’s Choice).
“Water, Climate Change, and the Dutch Golden Age.” Europe Now, publication of the Council for European Studies, Columbia University.
“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.” OUPBlog, blog of Oxford University Press.
Selected recent articles for specialist websites
“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.
“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.
Selected 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?”
Selected interviews of leaders in climate scholarship and policy
With Dr. Kevin Anchukaitis, paleoclimatologist of the past two millennia.
With Dr. Bathsheba Demuth, environmental historian of the Arctic.
With Dr. Jim Fleming, a leading historian of science.
With Dr. Michael Mann, one of the world's best-known scientists.
With Dr. Thomas McGovern and Dr. George Hambrecht, archaeologists of the medieval and early modern Arctic.
With Miranda Massie, executive director of the Climate Museum.
With Dr. Geoffrey Parker, one of the world's most respected and prolific historians.
With leading environmental historians Dr. John McNeill, Dr. Richard Hoffmann, and Dr. Alan MacEachern.
With Dr. Bathsheba Demuth, environmental historian of the Arctic.
With Dr. Jim Fleming, a leading historian of science.
With Dr. Michael Mann, one of the world's best-known scientists.
With Dr. Thomas McGovern and Dr. George Hambrecht, archaeologists of the medieval and early modern Arctic.
With Miranda Massie, executive director of the Climate Museum.
With Dr. Geoffrey Parker, one of the world's most respected and prolific historians.
With leading environmental historians Dr. John McNeill, Dr. Richard Hoffmann, and Dr. Alan MacEachern.
Selected interviews with journalists and academics
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 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.
Selected contributions to popular articles
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 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.
Selected presentation videos
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.