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Saturday, September 19, 2015

A Wet Winter Won’t Save California

The New York Times

In an op-ed, Chris Field and Noah Diffenbaugh explain why a rainy winter brought about by a strong El Niño won't be enough to pull California out of drought.

Climate Change, Oceans
Thursday, September 17, 2015

Global warming 'hiatus' never happened, Stanford scientists say

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Stanford Earth scientists find that the evidence for a recent pause in the rate of global warming lacks a sound statistical basis.
 

Climate Change

Study predicts Antarctica ice melt if all fossil fuels are burned

New York Times

A new study co-authord by Ken Caldeira found that burning all the world's coal, oil and natural gas would lead to temperature increases that would melt Antarctica's ice sheet and raise sea level more than 200 feet.

September 11, 2015
Climate Change

Stanford scientists see how the brain makes environmental decisions

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Brain scans reveal how people make decisions to protect environmental resources and show why environmental philanthropy might be unique.

September 11, 2015
Climate Change, Food Security, Fresh Water Resources

Stanford study proves pipeline replacement programs are effective

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Replacing older natural gas pipelines reduces leaks and improves consumer safety.

September 9, 2015
Climate Change, Energy

Ice sheets may be more resilient than thought

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

A new study by PhD students Matthew Winnick and Jeremy Caves suggests that today's ice sheets may be more resilient to increased carbon dioxide levels than previously thought.

September 4, 2015
Climate Change, Oceans
Rain over San Francisco, photo by Brocken Inaglory

El Niño May Bring Record Heat, and Rain for California

New York Times

This year's El Niño might be one of the strongest on record. Stanford Earth PhD candidate Daniel Swain discusses what to expect in California.

August 21, 2015
Climate Change, Oceans
Scientists on a zodiac in West Antarctic Peninsula

Melting glaciers feed Antarctic food chain

American Geophysical Union

New Stanford Earth research reveals that large areas of open water in the Southern Ocean are benefiting phytoplankton blooms that help support the Antarctic food chain and mitigate the effects of climate change.

August 11, 2015
Climate Change, Oceans

Human conflict heats up with global warming

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

A chance course at Stanford and a study-abroad trip to Nepal changed the trajectory of Marshall Burke’s career, leading him to a human-focused approach to studying climate change.

April 2, 2015
Climate Change

For carbon dioxide emissions, a backup plan to business as usual

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

With global carbon dioxide levels recently exceeding 400 parts per million and global carbon emissions projected to continue rising for the next several decades, the National Research Council commissioned a two-part report to learn more about potential interventions.

March 16, 2015
Climate Change, Energy
shasta lake

Warming temperatures implicated in recent California droughts

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

In California, dry years coupled with warm conditions are more likely to lead to severe drought than dry, cool years, and the probability of warm and dry conditions coinciding is likely to increase under anthropogenic climate change. 

March 2, 2015
Climate Change, Fresh Water Resources

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