NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Steven Gorelick
Jordan Faces More Frequent Long and Severe Droughts »
Jordan is among the world’s most water-poor nations, and a new, comprehensive analysis of regional drought and land-use changes in upstream Syria suggests the conditions could get significantly worse.
By Rob Jordan,
Stanford researchers will join colleagues from around the U.S. at the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world.
Syrian Crisis Altered Region’s Land and Water Resources »
Using remote sensing tools to uncover the environmental impacts of war, researchers introduce novel approaches for hard-to-reach areas.
By Danielle Torrent Tucker,
New Ideas for a Changing Environment »
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Announces 2016 Environmental Venture Projects and Realizing Environmental Innovation Program Grants
By Devon Ryan,
World's Freshwater Increasingly Vulnerable »
Stanford analysis of 119 low-income countries finds challenges in common that could inform broad solutions
By Rob Jordan,
Water Security: A Bridge to Peace in the Middle East »
Stanford-led project in Jordan, a country that traditionally serves as a stabilizing force in the Middle East, holds promise for better water management and less conflict in arid regions around the world.
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By Rob Jordan,
Water’s Link To Middle East Peace »
Jordan Minister of Water and Irrigation discusses solutions to water sustainability puzzle in arid land
By Rob Jordan,
Freshwater Security in the Middle East »
Global Freshwater Initiative seeks solutions to water sustainability puzzle in arid Jordan
By Rob Jordan,
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...
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...
By Mark Golden,
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,
Assessing an Urban Water Market »
Stanford researchers study why water storage systems are inefficient and unreliable.
By Nate Sulat,