NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Noah Diffenbaugh
COP21: Informing Climate Agreement »
Decades of Stanford Research Underpin Global Climate Talks in Paris
By Leslie Willoughby,
Woods Fellows on Water Future »
Woods fellows testify on climate change effects and water innovation at a recent hearing of California’s Select Committee on Water Consumption and Alternative Sources.
By Rob Jordan,
Global Warming: Can World's Nations Agree on 2 Degrees? »
Stanford experts weigh in on Paris climate talks
Global Warming 'Hiatus' Never Happened »
A new study reveals the evidence for a recent pause in the rate of global warming lacks a sound statistical basis. The finding highlights the importance of using appropriate statistical techniques and should improve...
By Ker Than,
El Niño Increases Likelihood of a Wet Winter »
The extraordinary strength of the present El Niño may lead to a particularly wet winter in California, but Noah Diffenbaugh and Daniel Swain say that it might not be enough to end California's worst drought on record.
By Bjorn Carey
Isolating the Underlying Causes of Extreme Weather »
Recent trends in atmospheric circulation found to play key role in extreme weather such as heatwaves, droughts and storms.
By Rob Jordan,
Record-Low Snowpack: Bad News for California, Say Stanford Experts »
The snowpack in California's mountains is at the lowest level ever recorded. The long-term effects of the drought could be devastating. We recently interviewed Stanford's Noah Diffenbaugh and Leon Szeptycki about why...
By Woods Staff,
Connecting Drought to Warming Temperatures »
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 human-caused...
By Ker Than,
Rains to Provide Short-Term Relief for CA Drought »
Stanford researcher Daniel Swain said the upcoming rainstorms this week – among the largest in recent years – will provide a short-term respite to California's drought, by far the state's most intense in the historical...
By Paige Miller,
Water Sector Ripe for Innovation and Investment »
A Stanford-led report, presented at a forum with California Gov. Jerry Brown, points the way to technological innovation in the water sector
By Rob Jordan,
Dealing With Drought: California Gov. Jerry Brown Addresses Forum »
California Gov. Jerry Brown joins water experts at Stanford for discussion of policy prescriptions and new research on improving water management
By Rob Jordan,
Causes of California Drought Linked to Climate Change »
The extreme atmospheric conditions associated with California’s crippling drought are far more likely to occur under today’s global warming conditions than in the climate that existed before humans emitted large amounts...
By Ker Than,
Reducing Climate Change Risks »
Stanford researchers discuss science and policy of resilience in a changing world
By Rob Jordan,
Big Data for Energy and Environment »
Stanford program brings industry and researchers together
By Rob Jordan,
Tapped Out?: Understanding California's Drought »
In the midst of an unprecedented drought, California faces an even thirstier future without proactive measures to protect its most precious liquid asset.
By Kate Galbraith,
Hot Cities: Climate Change May Lead to Climate Stagnation »
Computer simulations suggest climate change could lead to increased and prolonged air stagnation events in several regions of the world. These pockets of still air could contribute to hazardous air quality and impact...
By Ker Than,
Climate Change to Intensify Important African Weather Systems »
Climate change could strengthen African easterly waves, which could in turn have consequences for rainfall in the Sahel region of northern Africa, formation of Atlantic hurricanes and dust transport across the Atlantic...
By Ker Than,
Extremes in Wet, Dry Spells Increasing for South Asian Monsoons »
Stanford climate scientists and statisticians have found changing patterns in South Asian monsoons since 1980: more extreme wet and dry spells.
By Ker Than,
Behind the Scenes of an International Climate Report »
Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Chris Field has spent five years leading a large team of international scientists as they prepared a major United Nations report on the state and fate of the world's climate....
By Rob Jordan,
Investigating the Worst Drought in California's History »
Using measurements and computer simulations, researchers seek answers to the question: Is climate change behind the state's dry spell?
By Ker Than,