NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: David Lobell
COP21: Informing Climate Agreement »
Decades of Stanford Research Underpin Global Climate Talks in Paris
By Leslie Willoughby,
Measuring Crop Yields From Space »
Stanford-led team uses satellites to measure a special light emitted by plants to estimate crop yields with more accuracy than ever before. This advance will help scientists study how crops respond to climate change.
By Laura Seaman,
When it comes to climate change, Stanford climate scientist Chris Field sees the big picture, and distills complex details into a cohesive whole.
By Ker Than,
David Lobell named William Wrigley Senior Fellow »
FSE deputy director David Lobell has been named the William Wrigley Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI). Lobell is also an...
Climate Change Could Expand U.S. Crop Potential »
New research shows that climate change is expanding amount of land suitable for harvesting two crops per growing season. However, gains could be negated by future yield losses due to climate change.
By Laura Seaman,
New Technique Confirms Wheat's Vulnerability to Rising Temperatures »
Researchers have developed a more powerful and accurate way to predict wheat yields
By Laura Seaman,
Reducing Climate Change Risks »
Stanford researchers discuss science and policy of resilience in a changing world
By Rob Jordan,
Farmers and Climate Change Adaptation »
New Stanford research reveals that farmers in Europe will see crop yields affected as global temperatures rise, but that adaptation can help slow the decline for some crops.
By Laura Seaman,
U.S. Corn Yields Are Increasingly Vulnerable to Hot, Dry Weather »
U.S. corn yields are growing more sensitive to heat and drought, according to new research. Farmers are faced with difficult tradeoffs in adapting to a changing climate in which unfavorable weather will become more...
By Laura Seaman,
Solar Farms Can Double As Biofuel Crop Farms »
A new model for solar farms that "co-locates" crops and solar panels could result in a harvest of valuable biofuel plants along with solar energy.
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,
As Temperatures Rise, Crop Yields Will Likely Fall »
Wheat, rice and maize yields to decline throughout 21st century, new research predicts. Early adaptation could increase projected yields by up to 15 percent.
By Laura Seaman,
International Recognition for Climate Scientists »
Half-million-dollar prize, “leading global thinker” designation for Stanford Woods Institute fellows
By Rob Jordan,
Woods Senior Fellow Wins MacArthur 'Genius' Award »
David Lobell honored with a MacArthur Fellowship for research on the impact of climate change on crop production and food security. He joins Stanford colleague C. Kevin Boyce and 22 other awardees
By Nancy Peterson,
Woods Appoints and Promotes Faculty »
New and newly promoted researchers bring interdisciplinary expertise
By Rob Jordan,
Satellites Provide Insight Into Crop Yields »
Study by Center Fellow David Lobell calls satellite data "critical" to understanding crop yield gaps.
By Ashley Dean,
Climate Change Makes Corn Thirstier »
Study shows that water stress may outweigh heat as climate change pressure on crops.
By Ashley Dean,
Agricultural Climate Adaptation Can Mitigate Too »
Adapting to climate change or mitigating climate change – which would you choose to invest your cash in?
By Kate Ravilious,
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.