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Stanford researchers use artificial intelligence to unlock extreme weather mysteries
August 10, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: July - August 2021
From lake-draining drought in California to bridge-breaking floods in China, extreme weather is wreaking havoc. Preparing for weather extremes in a... Read More
A flooded street with High Water and Road Closed caution signs
Sea-level rise solutions
July 12, 2021 | Stanford Natural Capital Project
Issue: July - August 2021
By 2100, sea levels are expected to rise by almost seven feet in the Bay Area. New research shows how traditional approaches to combating sea-level... Read More
Noah Diffenbaugh discusses carbon neutrality with Governor Newsom
July 12, 2021 | School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Issue: July - August 2021
Governor Newsom met with scientists and climate change experts including Diffenbaugh to examine how the state can accelerate progress toward climate... Read More
Cleaner air has boosted U.S. corn and soybean yields, Stanford-led research shows
July 1, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: July - August 2021
A key factor in America’s prodigious agricultural output turns out to be something farmers can do little to control: clean air. A new Stanford-led ... Read More
Blue Foods: Seafood's role in a more sustainable and equitable food system
June 8, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: June 2021
Food sourced from the ocean, rivers and lakes—blue foods—hold enormous potential for transforming the global food system. Thousands of species of... Read More
Q&A with Stanford experts: How does climate change drive migration, and what can be done about it?
June 2, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: June 2021
In the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border, the Biden administration has acknowledged climate change among the powerful... Read More
Stanford researchers reveal environmental learning in unexpected places
May 24, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: June 2021
Every breath, bite and sip we take is a reminder that no barrier separates humans from the environment. Because so many fundamental parts of our... Read More
Higher levels of nitrate in drinking water linked to preterm birth, Stanford study finds
May 5, 2021 | Stanford School of Medicine
Issue: May 2021
Women exposed to higher levels of nitrate in drinking water were more likely to deliver very early, according to a study of 1.4 million California... Read More
Why is climate change at the center of a $2.3 trillion federal plan?
April 29, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: May 2021
When President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, a common thread ran through much of his narrative: resilience. Beyond touting his... Read More

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