Climate
Can Hillary Clinton Make Her 2016 Bid Carbon-Neutral?
Woods affiliate Michael Wara (Law) states that buying the absence of emissions can be tricky.
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What Killed Off the Woolly Mammoth? Climate Change
Woods Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences) discusses concerns with rapid climate change.
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State Proposes $1.5-Million Fine of Water District for Improper Diversions
Quotes Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson on the degree of authority the State Water Board has over water rights holders.
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More Wildfires Burning More Forest May Become the New Normal
Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences) discusses the links between climate change and increases in fire risk.
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California's Missing Water Fell On Boston Instead, As Snow
Quotes Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences) on how climate change can impact weather patterns, and Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) on why transporting water long distances isn't practical.
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In Paris, Scientists Chart Varied Paths to a Sustainable Human Relationship With Earth’s Climate
Notes that a leading signatory of the meeting's concluding statement is Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences), who is one of a handful of scientists in line for the chairmanship of the IPCC.
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Study: Weather Patterns That Bring Heatwaves Happening More
Discusses climatic research co-authored by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Earth Science)
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Fifty-States Plan Charts a Path Away from Fossil Fuels
Mark Jacobson discusses his plan for renewable energy as a main source of power for countries.
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California’s Drought And Our Food System
Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) discusses the California drought, climate change and impacts on agriculture
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'New Normal’: Scientists Predict Less Rain From Here on Out
The SF Chronicle goes behind the scenes with Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) and his eclectic climate team at Stanford, including 25-year-old Stanford doctoral student Daniel Swain (Environmental Earth System Science), a 2013 Rising Environmental Leadership Program fellow, who runs one of the nation’s most popular weather blogs.
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Oceans Are Losing Oxygen—and Becoming More Hostile to Life
Woods affiliate William Gilly discusses a massive northward expansion of the northern Pacific Ocean’s most ravenous visitor, the Humboldt squid.
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How California Can Survive the Drought
Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, explains maintaining California's groundwater reserves is the key to surviving dry times ahead
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Hot Hands: Fingerprints of Climate change All Over California Drought
Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) and Stanford doctoral student Daniel Swain (Environmental Earth System Science), a 2013 Rising Environmental Leaders Program fellow, discuss how rising temperatures increase drought frequency and intensity.
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What Does Flat CO2 Pollution Mean?
Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Environmental Earth System Science) states that it is difficult to see how flat or declining energy-related emissions can continue globally, even with U.S. energy-related emissions showing little growth.
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As California Drought Enters 4th Year, Conservation Efforts and Worries Increase
Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) discusses how California's long-term warming trend is likely to exacerbate drought conditions.
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Hot Droughts: Stanford Study Links Drought And Global Warming
Stanford doctoral student Daniel Swain (Environmental Earth System Science), a 2013 Rising Environmental Leadership Program fellow, discusses correlations between climate change and droughts in California.
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Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running Low
Cites a new study by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) which reports that low precipitation was key in starting the drought, but that heat, which has become more common in California, has been essential in maintaining and intensifying the drought.
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California’s terrifying forecast: In the future, it could face droughts nearly every year
Discusses study led by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) that pored through historical data from the U.S. National Climatic Data Center to explain current conditions and concluded that drought conditions may be the new normal for California.
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California drought likely a fixture, says Stanford study
Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) discusses how the frequency and intensity of the California drought is likely to increase as temperatures rise.
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Is the Environment a Moral Cause?
Op-ed by Robb Willer (Sociology) cites a poll by Woods-affiliated Professor in Humanities & Social Sciences and Professor of Communication & Political Science Jon Krosnick, the New York Times, and Resources for the Future.
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