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

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

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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

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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

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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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