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

California drought likely a fixture, says Stanford study

Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) discusses how the frequency and intensity of the California drought is likely to...
March 2, 2015 - By Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News

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Is the Environment a Moral Cause?

Op-ed by Robb Willer (Sociology) cites a poll by Woods-affiliated Professor in Humanities & Social Sciences and Professor of Communication &...
February 27, 2015 - By Robb Willer, New York Times

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For the West, A Winter That Has Felt More Like Spring

Stanford doctoral student Daniel Swain (Environmental Earth System Science), a 2013 Rising Environmental Leadership Program fellow, discusses ...
February 25, 2015 - By Andrea Thompson, Climate Central

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Berkeley study directly IDs climate change culprit

Senior Fellow Chris Field (Biology, Environmental Earth System Science) says that we have known for decades that carbon dioxide must have an effect...
February 25, 2015 - By David Perlman, SF Gate

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