Guest post: Adapting to climate change through ‘managed retreat’

In-depth discussion of managed retreat research co-authored by Katharine Mach and Chris Field.
March 27, 2017 - By Miyuki Hino, CarbonBrief

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Can We Slow Global Warming and Still Grow?

Rob Jackson on carbon emissions in the U.S., China and India.
March 27, 2017 - By J. B. MacKinnon , The New Yorker

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When is it time to retreat from climate change?

In a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, Stanford researchers examined twenty-seven recent cases of managed retreat affecting twenty-two countries and 1.3 million people.
March 27, 2017 - By Michelle Nijhuis, The New Yorker

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Could a Moore's Law for carbon halt climate change?

Charles Kolstad discusses uncertainty over cost of shinfting to a carbon-free economy.
March 24, 2017 - By Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Christian Science Monitor

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Quarter of California’s snowpack loss is from human-made warming

Noah Diffenbaugh discusses possible solution to California's water storage woes.
March 22, 2017 - By Chelsea Whyte, New Scientist

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To save the future, conservationists look to the past

Discusses research by Elizabeth Hadly pointing to fossil record as keys to guiding more effective management efforts.
March 21, 2017 - By Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor

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California's Drought May Be Over, But It's Water Troubles Aren't

Cites research by Noah Diffenbaugh on climate change's extreme weather influence.
March 21, 2017 - By Jeremy Miller, The New Yorker

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We Might Soon Resurrect Extinct Species. Is It Worth the Cost?

Paul Ehrlich casts doubt on viability of restoring extinct species.
March 20, 2017 - By Steph Yin, The New York Times

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VR Experience From Stanford Shows How We’re Killing Our Coral Reefs

Profile of Woods-funded ocean acidification virtual reality experience.
March 19, 2017 - By Alice Bonasio, Upload

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California to fight if EPA eases emissions rule

Michael Wara explains what California has to lose if EPA roles back emissions regulations.
March 14, 2017 - By Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle

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Behind the Scenes at the IPCC: A Podcast with Dr. Katharine Mach, Stanford Woods Institute

Katharine Mach discusses climate change adaptation, science communication and more.
March 14, 2017 - By , America Adapts

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Celebrating the End of California's Drought? Not so Fast, Say Water Experts

Richard Luthy and Sebastien Tilmans explain how the Codina Resource Recovery Center demonstrates Stanford's ability to deal with the one million gallons of wastewater the campus creates per day.
March 9, 2017 - By Angela Johnston, KALW Local Public Radio

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China's coal use, mould money and Russia's new doping lab

Mentions research by Rob Jackson, et al. estimating that a drop in China’s carbon emissions is linked to a shift away from coal.
March 8, 2017 - By , Nature

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Want to Cut Carbon Emissions? Try Growing Cement Bricks with Bacteria

Stanford's Rob Jackson explains why carbon emissions from cement-making are going up and ways to address it.
March 7, 2017 - By Matt Enriches and Nsikan Akpan, PBS Newshour

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The Coming Clean-Air War Between Trump and California

Deborah Sivas discusses Trump administration's stance on California’s ability to regulate greenhouse-gas pollution from car tailpipes.
March 6, 2017 - By Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic

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How to hike Costa Rica’s pristine Osa Peninsula

Features Caminos de Osa (“trails of Osa”), a community tourism initiative that grew out of work by Woods' Osa and Golfito Initiative.
March 2, 2017 - By Daniel Allen, South China Morning Post

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In arid Southwest, cities expand but use less water

Richard Luthy explains why water recycling, not just conservation, is critical to the future of Western cities.
March 1, 2017 - By Zack Colman, Christian Science Monitor

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Biologists say half of all species could be extinct by end of century

Paul Ehrlich discusses unequal use of resources and the future of planetary sustainability.
February 27, 2017 - By Robin McKie, The Guardian

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California’s Water System Built for a Climate We No Longer Have

Noah Diffenbaugh discusses climate changes in California and the effects on the state's water system.
February 27, 2017 - By Lauren Sommer, KQED Science

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California Needs Atmospheric Rivers. But Like, Not This Many

Noah Diffenbaugh comments on connection between California's water system and atmospheric patterns.
February 23, 2017 - By Emma Grey Ellis, Wired

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