Climate

The drivers and effects of climate change are interconnected, crossing physical, ecological, economic, political and ethical boundaries. Advancing solutions and deeper understanding of climate variability requires similar connectivity, as well as collaboration among scholars across Woods’ centers and programs. We support interdisciplinary research assessing the impact of climate disruption on people and planet, focusing solutions and mitigation efforts on water supplies, agricultural production, biodiversity, ecosystem health, built infrastructure and economies at the local, regional and national levels. Stanford researchers are working across disciplines and sectors to assess climate risks, reduce vulnerabilities and mitigate and adapt to the effects of global warming. See a selection of highlights from our community’s cross-cutting climate research below.

In The News

Maps From Google and Green Group Make Pavement-Level Pollution More Concrete

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Rob Jackson, professor of environmental earth system science, on results from a pilot project by the Environmental Defense...
July 16, 2014 - By Eric Roston, Bloomberg

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Underwater Meadows Might Serve as Antacid for Acid Seas

Quotes Mark Carr, a Leopold Fellow who is a biologist at the University of California at Santa Cruz, on the important role that coastal reserves play...
July 15, 2014 - By Christopher Joyce, NPR

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Rupert Murdoch’s 3 Most Egregiously Ignorant Claims About Climate Change

Cites study by Woods senior fellows Noah Diffenbaugh and Chris Field that found that climate change is occurring 10 times faster than at any time in...
July 14, 2014 - By Zoe Carpenter, The Nation

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The Business Cost of Climate Change: What the Science Says

Quotes Michael Mastrandrea, assistant professor (consulting) at the Stanford Woods Institute, on the effects of climate change already visible in...
July 14, 2014 - By Erica Gies, The Guardian

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