Climate

Obama Finds Changing Public Perceptions on Warming Remains an Uphill Battle

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Jon Krosnick on public opinion regarding climate change
January 28, 2014 - By Evan Lehmann, E&E News (ClimateWire)

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California Drought: Past Dry Periods Have Lasted More Than 200 Years, Scientists Say

Quotes Woods Co-Director Buzz Thompson on how California might cope with an extended drought
January 25, 2014 - By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

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Drought a Fact of California Life; Planning Can Ease Impact

Opinion piece by Buzz Thompson, co-director of the Stanford Woods Institute, on California's experience with persistent dry spells
January 24, 2014 - By Barton "Buzz" Thompson, San Francisco Chronicle

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How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom

Includes comments by Woods Senior Fellow Terry Root about changing animal behavior
January 23, 2014 - By Nina Strochlic , The Daily Beast/Newsweek

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The Terrible Simplicity of Global Warming

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Terry Root on the effect of temperature on wildlife
January 23, 2014 - By Michele Morano, The Huffington Post

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If You See Something, Say Something

Mentions the approach of Stephen Schneider, a Woods senior fellow who died in 2010, to "fighting for scientific truth"
January 17, 2014 - By Michael Mann, New York Times

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Explosion in Extreme Drought in California

Quotes Daniel Swain, a Stanford graduate student working with Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh
January 16, 2014 - By Jason Samenow, The Washington Post

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California Faces Water Shortages and Wildfires as “Mega-Drought” Gets Even Worse

Quotes Daniel Swain, a Stanford grad student working with Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh
January 16, 2014 - By Lindsay Abrams, Salon.com

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Sunrise, Sunset: Bay Area Revels in Spectacular Skies Thanks to Rain-Free Winter

Includes comment by Mark Jacobson, senior fellow at Woods, on effects of pollution on unusual sunsets
January 15, 2014 - By Nicholas St. Fleur, San Jose Mercury News

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California Drought: What's Causing It?

Quotes Stanford grad student Daniel Swain, who works with Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh, on "ridiculously resilient ridge"
January 13, 2014 - By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

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Forecast: More Vessels Stuck in Antarctic Ice

Stanford grad student Cassandra Brooks, who has explored Antarctica with Woods Senior Fellow Rob Dunbar, details latest icebreaker struggles
January 10, 2014 - By Cassandra Brooks, National Geographic

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Where Is the Rain?

Radio interview features Stanford grad student Daniel Swain on the polar vortex (at 13:00 minute mark in "Is Los Angeles a City in Decline?" story)
January 8, 2014 - By Madeleine Brand , KCRW

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Efforts to Curb Unbridled Grown That's Killing the Planet

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Gretchen Daily on quiet efforts to include the value of nature in economic decision making
January 4, 2014 - By Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle

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Sierra Snow Survey Points to Dry Year Ahead

Includes comments by Daniel Swain (a Ph.D. candidate working with Noah Diffenbaugh), who has been running the California Weather Blog for many years
January 3, 2014 - By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee

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