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

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

Quotes Woods Senior Fellows Chris Field and David Lobell, who played a major role in the international climate report released March 31
March 31, 2014 - By Justin Gillis, The New York Times

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Climate Change 'Already Affecting Food Supply' – U.N.

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow David Lobell on food security implications of new climate report
March 30, 2014 - By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian

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Food and Water Shortages May Prove Major Risks of Climate Change

Includes comments by Woods Senior Fellow Chris Field, co-chair of the international group that reached consensus in a new climate report
March 30, 2014 - By David Biello, Scientific American

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Beneath Cities, a Decaying Tangle of Gas Pipes

Quotes Senior Fellow Robert Jackson
March 23, 2014 - By Patrick McGeehan, Russ Buettner and David W. Chen, New York Times

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