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Coral Reefs: The Seawall That Nature Built

Woods-affiliated Professor of Biological Sciences Fellow Fiorenza Micheli explains findings that reefs serve as an effective first line of defense against incoming waves, storms and rising seas
May 14, 2014 - By Michael Beck of The Nature Conservancy, National Geographic

Inside the Sausage Factory

Quotes Chris Field, senior fellow with the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, on the summary process with government officials for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports
May 10, 2014 - By , The Economist

Obama Hopes to Win Over Voters With Renewed Focus on Climate Change

Quotes Jon Krosnick, senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute, on evidence that candidates who publicized their support for tackling climate change gained an advantage with voters
May 9, 2014 - By Maeve Reston and Kathleen Hennessey, Los Angeles Times

Federal Climate Assessment Report Pegs Climate Change as Culprit for Rising Temperatures, Seas

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson on the need to focus more heavily on solutions to the rise of carbon dioxide levels
May 8, 2014 - By Tim Profeta, National Geographic

How a Few Species Are Hacking Climate Change

Describes Woods Senior Fellow Steve Palumbi's research findings of two different mechanisms by which organisms can adapt to heat
May 6, 2014 - By Emmy Marris, National Geographic

Bumper Corn Looks Dicey in Drought

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow David Lobell on corn's sensitivity to higher temperatures
May 5, 2014 - By Cindy Graber, Scientific American

Heat-Hardy Corals Could Help Save Dying Reefs

Describes Woods Senior Fellow Steve Palumbi's study of heat-tolerant corals
May 1, 2014 - By Rosanne Skirble, Voice of America

Climate Change: Pacific Ocean Acidity Dissolving Shells of Key Species

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Steve Palumbi on how ocean acidity is dissolving shells of tiny sea creatures
April 30, 2014 - By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

'Extreme Wet, Dry Spells Up Drought, Flood Risks in India'

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh on research identifying significant changes in weather patterns that increase the risk of drought and flood in central India
April 29, 2014 - By IANS (Indo-Asian News Service), The Times of India

Some Corals Can Adapt to Warmer Waters

Quotes Steve Palumbi, Woods senior fellow, on study of heat-resistant coral species
April 28, 2014 - By Douglas Quenqua, The New York Times

Designer-Made Coral Reefs Could Survive Climate Change's Hot Seas

Describes corals that can survive extreme heat in study by Woods Senior Fellow Steve Palumbi
April 25, 2014 - By Amanda Mascarelli and Nature magazine, Scientific American

Some Coral Reefs May Be Resistant to Climate Change, Scientists Say

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Steve Palumbi on his study of corals that adapt better than others to climate change
April 24, 2014 - By Nick LaFave, NBC News via KTAL-TV

On Earth Day, Apple Exec Gets to Core of Environmental Initiative

Describes talk by Lisa Jackson, current VP of environmental initiatives at Apple and former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on what business can do to help the environment in an era of climate change
April 23, 2014 - By Dan Nakaso, San Jose Mercury News

Growing a Greener Apple

Former U.S. EPA chief and current VP of Apple Lisa Jackson describes actions business can take to combat global warming
April 23, 2014 - By Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times

California Drought: El Niño Could Bring Big Storms Next Winter, New Report Says

Quotes Daniel Swain, doctoral candidate in environmental earth system science who is working with Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh, on the enhanced risk of a strong El Niño event
April 10, 2014 - By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

Panel's Warning on Climate Risk: Worst Is Yet to Come

Quotes Woods Senior Fellows Chris Field and David Lobell on findings of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that climate change is already responsible for major changes on every continent. Stanford played a major role in creating the report; Stanford climate scientists were quoted in more than 50 major media print, website and broadcast stories, including NPR, the BBC, USA Today, Associated Press, The Guardian, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News, KRON-TV, KGO Radio, the Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, The Financial Times, National Geographic, Salon.com, The Weather Channel, Forbes, Reuters, Examiner.com, the Huffington Post, the Toronto Star and USEmbassy.gov (an international news site managed by the U.S. State Department).
March 31, 2014 - By Justin Gillis, The New York Times

Climate Change Is Already Here. How Bad It Gets Is Still Up to Us

An interview with Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh, who was one of the lead contributors to a new international report on climate change
March 31, 2014 - By Lindsay Abrams, Salon.com

Climate Report Warns Of ‘Severe’ And ‘Irreversible Impacts’

Interview with Noah Diffenbaugh, senior fellow at Stanford Woods Institute, about the findings of an international team of scientists
March 31, 2014 - By , NPR

Report: Effects of Climate Change Seen Everywhere

Quotes Woods Senior Fellows Chris Field and Noah Diffenbaugh on international climate report; also shows video of Field
March 31, 2014 - By Doyle Rice, USA Today

New Climate Change Report Warns of Dire Consequences

News about the new International Panel on Climate Change report, including comments by Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh
March 31, 2014 - By Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic

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