An ambitious, new initiative involving Stanford Earth researchers aims to take the pulse of the planet by capturing the past, present, and future status of the Earth's surface systems.
The real business of decarbonization begins after an agreement is signed at the Paris climate conference, argue David G. Victor and Stanford Earth's James Leape.
Stanford Earth researcher Aaron Strong joins New York Times reporter Andy Revkin to discuss the history of UN climate summit and what is different at this year's event.
A new study coauthored by Prof. Noah Diffenbaugh and graduate students Justin Mankin and Deepti Singh finds that as greenhouse gas emissions and global temperatures continue to rise, mountain snowmelt will decrease.
Cassandra Brooks is hopeful that a Southern Ocean Marine Protected Area can be created that will protect Anarctic wildlife, including the Adélie penguins for which her daughter is named.
Rosemary Knight, in collaboration with Aqua Geo Frameworks and the Tulare Irrigation District, recently used a new imaging technology to find water hidden hundreds of feet underground in California's drought-ravaged Central Valley.
Stanford Earth's Rod Ewing joined other nuclear experts from around the country to discuss strategies to deal with the growing amount of spent nuclear fuel.
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.
Stanford Earth students Nina Brooks and KC McKanna were captured in a photo alongside a New York Times story on the rise of the University's Economics Department. The women, who are PhD students in E-IPER, are focused on environmental economics.