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

2014 was California’s hottest year, and it wasn’t even close

Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) discusses how we are seeing impacts of global warming in North America.
January 8, 2015 - By Kurtis Alexander, SF Gate

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No Doubt It's A Climate-Change Drought, Scientists Say

Names Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) as one of three drought experts who held a press conference to give the big...
January 1, 2015 - By Jeff McMahon, Forbes

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California drought: Storm gives bump to state water supplies

Stanford doctoral student Daniel Swain (Environmental Earth System Science), a 2013 Rising Environmental Leadership Program participant,...
December 14, 2014 - By Kurtis Alexander, SF Gate

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California just had its worst drought in over 1200 years, as temperatures and risks rise

Cites research led by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) that found that persistent high-...
December 8, 2014 - By Dana Nuccitelli, The Guardian

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