Past News: 2012
Breeding Wheat for a Warmer Future »
Scientists are progressing in helping millions of wheat farmers adapt to hotter conditions, but a new study co-authored by David Lobell of the Stanford Woods Institute finds gains have been uneven.
Avoiding Flight Shortcuts Could Save Arctic Ice »
Long-distance travelers have a lot to do with record low levels of Arctic sea ice, but a solution may be at hand.
By Rob Jordan,
Stanford Woods Institute Fellow Addresses UN Climate Negotiators »
In UN conference presentation, Chris Field calls for examination of climate change-related vulnerabilities.
By Rob Jordan,
Washington Acts on Threat to Seafood Industry »
Stanford Woods Institute senior lecturer helps advise Washington State on initiative to combat ocean acidification's threat to the state's shellfish industry.
By Karen Marvin,
Study: Climate Threatens Snowpack, Freshwater Source for Billions »
Stanford Woods Institute Center Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh analyzes future snowpack decline from California to the Himalayas.
By Rob Jordan,
Experts Available: Climate Change, Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 Election »
Stanford Woods Institute scholars available to comment for news media covering the role of climate change and the environment in the 2012 election as well as recent extreme weather .
Taking the Pulse of Earth’s Life-Support Systems »
A new paper proposes a framework for monitoring nature’s benefits to society.
Finding Common Threads in Global Water Crises »
What does drought in Kansas have to do with under-utilized groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa?
By Rob Jordan,
Oil Palm Plantations Clearing Carbon-Rich Tropical Forests »
Expanding production of palm oil, a common ingredient in food and personal care products, is driving deforestation and massive carbon dioxide emissions.
By Rob Jordan,