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

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...
April 23, 2014 - By Dan Nakaso, San Jose Mercury News

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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

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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...
April 10, 2014 - By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

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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...
March 31, 2014 - By Justin Gillis, The New York Times

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