The Great Storm
The week-long hurricane that struck the south of England and the English Channel on November 24th, 1703, was beyond anything in living memory.
Environmental History
Exploring Terra Australis
Peter Monteath recalls what happened when two explorers, whose nations were battling for supremacy, met on the other side of the world.
The Great Smog
Devra Davis looks at the London Smog disaster of 1952-53.
Communing with Nature
Continuing our series on History and the Environment, Thomas Dunlap explores the development of quasi-religious environmentalism in North America.
Destroyers and Preservers - Big Game in the Victorian Empire
Continuing our History and the Environment series, Harriet Ritvo looks at the role of big-game hunting in spreading awareness of the need for conservation
Deep Time and Australian History
Tom Griffiths continues our series on History and the Environment, travelling into the longue durée of the Australian past.
The History of Deforestation
Michael Williams continues our series on History and the Environment by considering how long humans have been making ever-growing inroads into forests.
Jungles of the Mind: the Invention of the 'Tropical Rain Forest'
Philip Stott unravels the emergence of myths about the tropical rain forests.
Environmental History: From Genesis to Apocalypse
David Lowenthal introduces our new series on History and the Environment with an overview of the subject and of human interaction with the world we inhabit.
Pearl Harbor: The First Energy War
Charles Maechling argues that the Japanese attack, which took place on December 7th 1941, was partly a response to the country's limited energy resources.