Free the Planet
Jean-François Mouhot traces a link between climate change and slavery, and suggests that reliance on fossil fuels has made slave owners of us all.
Environmental History
The Tunguska Event
Nigel Watson recalls a mysterious explosion that occurred in deepest Siberia on 30 June 1908.
Charles Lindbergh: Aviation’s Unlikely Environmentalist
A figurehead for progress before his political disgrace, in later life Lindberg became concerned about the impact of technology on the environment.
Russia’s Climate and Geography
John Etty examines how far history has been moulded by enviroment.
The Last Big Meltdown
Our prehistoric ancestors survived rapid climate change and rising temperatures as extreme as those we face today, says Kate Prendergast. What can they tell us about global warming?
The San Francisco Earthquake
The city was rocked by an earthquake on 18 April 1906.
Thomas Jefferson and the Environment
Peter Ling argues that Thomas Jefferson’s ideas have had dramatic continent-wide effects on the landscape and ecology of the United States.
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.
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.