Past News: 2013
Irrigation Waters More Than Crops in Africa »
Localized irrigation systems, when made affordable through financing, have potential to grow food, economies and development in Africa, researchers find
By Jennifer Burney,
New Source of Arsenic Threatens Groundwater in Vietnam »
"Dig deep" to avoid naturally occurring arsenic contamination has been promoted as an answer to obtaining safe water in South Asia, which has experienced mass water poisoning. But arsenic has been found in numerous deep wells drilled...
Stanford’s Environment and Energy Building Achieves ‘Platinum’ Grade »
U.S. Green Building Council awards highest certification for sustainability in operations and maintenance to Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building
By Christine Harrison,
Climate Change Occurring Faster Than Ever »
Two Stanford climate scientists report the planet is undergoing one of the largest climate changes in the past 65 million years, and it's on track to occur at a rate 10 times faster than any change in that period.
By Bjorn Carey,
Rosemary Knight Testifies on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy »
Woods senior fellow explains how geophysical tools can help measure and monitor groundwater
By Terry Nagel,
Stanford Seminar Uses Coral Reef as Its Classroom »
Thirteen Stanford students recently headed to the tiny western Pacific archipelago of Palau.
By Rob Jordan,
Earth Sciences Dean Pamela Matson Wins Sustainability Science Award »
The Ecological Society of America has awarded its 2013 Sustainability Science Award to School of Earth Science Dean Pamela Matson.
Where the Wild Things Are, and People Aren’t »
Stanford Woods Institute researchers look at why remote wilderness matters, and how best to conserve it
By Rob Jordan,
Ocean-Going Robot Works to Make Seafood and Beaches Safer »
Woods-affiliated researchers help launch robotic technology that detects microbes, harmful algae and toxins in near-real time
By Nora Deans,
Stuck in the Mud: Farmers' Soggy Fortunes »
Walter Falcon, a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute and deputy director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment, writes about the risky business of farming from his home in eastern Iowa
By Walter Falcon,
Great White Sharks' Fuel for Oceanic Voyages: Liver Oil »
New research shows that great white sharks power their non-stop journeys of more than 2,500 miles with energy stored as fat and oil in their massive livers. The findings provide novel insights into the biology of these ocean predators.
By Rob Jordan,
The Best Defense Against Catastrophic Storms: Mother Nature »
Extreme weather, sea level rise and degraded coastal systems are placing people and property at greater risk along the coast.
By Elizabeth Rauer,
Should concerns about "peak oil" focus on demand for oil rather than dwindling supplies of it? Yes, according to a new analysis. Limits to consumption by the wealthy, better fuel efficiency and lower priced alternative fuels should...
By Mark Golden,
Hiding in Plain Sight: Factoring the Environment Into Human Health »
A special report in Stanford Medicine magazine looks at the connection between health and the environment through the work of Stanford Woods Institute senior fellows and others
Climate Change Misconceptions »
The notion that we'll avoid serious damage to the world's climate if we limit the warming of the atmosphere to a 2-degree-Celsius rise in temperature is untrue, says Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Chris Field
By Mark Shwartz,
Pioneering Climate Scientist Honored »
Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Chris Field awarded nearly $1 million science prize
By Mark Shwartz
Stanford Woods Institute Announces 2013 Environmental Venture Projects »
Seven interdisciplinary research studies propose practical solutions to major sustainability challenges
By Terry Nagel,
New Software Promotes Nature's Delivery of Clean Water »
Free, open-source software tool identifies cost-effective ways to invest in water
By Elizabeth Rauer,
Woods Researchers to Advise Gulf of Mexico Recovery »
Chris Field and Mark Zoback appointed to advisory group for $500 million federal program
By Rob Jordan,
Climate statement co-written by Stanford Woods Institute senior fellows makes its way to Chinese President
By Rob Jordan,