Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

MEDIA COVERAGE FACULTY: Noah Diffenbaugh

California’s Drought And Our Food System »

May 27, 2015

Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) discusses the California drought, c

By Rebecca Sheir, The Kojo Nnamdi Show

'New Normal’: Scientists Predict Less Rain From Here on Out »

April 20, 2015

The SF Chronicle goes behind the scenes with Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System

By Kevin Fagan, SF Chronicle

Hot Hands: Fingerprints of Climate change All Over California Drought »

April 2, 2015

Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) and Stanford doctoral student

By Jason Samenow, The Washington Post

As California Drought Enters 4th Year, Conservation Efforts and Worries Increase »

March 17, 2015

Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) discusses how California's long-ter

By Adam Nagourney, New York Times

Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running Low »

March 4, 2015

Cites a new study by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) which reports

By Dennis Dimick, National Geographic

California’s terrifying forecast: In the future, it could face droughts nearly every year »

March 2, 2015

Discusses study led by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) that pored through historical data from the U.S.

By Darryl Fears, Washington Post

California drought likely a fixture, says Stanford study »

March 2, 2015

Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) discusses how the frequency and intensity of the California drought is likely

By Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News

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

December 8, 2014

Cites research led by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) that found th

By Dana Nuccitelli, The Guardian

Grow Lights and Drones: How California's Drought is Driving Farmers Into High-Tech »

October 10, 2014

Cites research led by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environm

By Brian Fung, Washington Post

Warming Linked to 9 Climate Extremes in ’13 »

October 6, 2014

Describes research co-authored by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) showing climate ch

Associated Press via The Japan News

Viewpoints: Climate Change is Increasing the Chances of Drought »

September 30, 2014

Piece by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Environmental Earth System Science) and 

By Daniel Swain and Noah Diffenbaugh, The Sacramento Bee

Studies Fault Warming in Much of 2013 Wild Weather »

September 29, 2014

Refers to study co-authored by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh showing that rain-blocking ridge of high pressure over California was more than three times more likely with man-made factors than with

By Seth Borenstein, Bloomberg Businessweek (via AP)

Source of the Sizzle: Climate Change Fueled Heat Waves »

September 29, 2014

Quotes Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh on study showing that atmospheric conditions associated with California drought are "very likely" linked to human-caused climate change

By Doyle Rice, USA Today

The Fingerprint of Climate Change on the California Drought, Extreme Weather in 2013 »

September 29, 2014

Discusses research co-authored by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh and graduate student Daniel Swain on climate change and drought

By Angela Fritz, Washington Post

Winter Forecast for Drought-Busting Rains Fades »

August 1, 2014

Quotes Daniel Swain, a Stanford graduate student working with Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh, on California's rain deficit

By Guy Kovner, Santa Rosa Press Democrat

California Was Hotter Than Ever During First Half of 2014 »

July 21, 2014

Quotes Daniel Swain, a Stanford graduate student working with Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh, who created the California Weather Blog

By Bruce Newman and Joe Rodriguez, San Jose Mercury News

Rupert Murdoch’s 3 Most Egregiously Ignorant Claims About Climate Change »

July 14, 2014

Cites study by Woods senior fellows Noah Diffenbaugh and Chris Field that found that climate change is occurring 10 times faster than at any time in the past 65 million years

By Zoe Carpenter, The Nation

'India's Rain Pattern Has Changed': Researchers Warn of Extreme Weather in the Future »

June 24, 2014

Describes study led by Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh that found more extreme wet and dry spells in central India

By Neetu Chandra, Mail Online India

Living With Drought »

June 1, 2014

Quotes Woods Co-Director Buzz Thompson (Law) on climate change impacts on extreme weather, and cites work by Stanford graduate student Daniel Swain, a graduate student in the lab of Senior Fellow N

Sunset Magazine

'Extreme Wet, Dry Spells Up Drought, Flood Risks in India' »

April 29, 2014

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh on research identifying significant changes in weather patterns that increase the risk of drought and flood in central India

By IANS (Indo-Asian News Service), The Times of India