Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

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Maize farm plots

Satellites Measure Farm Yields  »

February 13, 2017

By using high-res images taken by the latest generation of compact satellites, Stanford scientists have developed a new capability for estimating crop yields from space. Measuring yields could improve productivity and...

By Ker Than, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

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Mapping Poverty with Satellite Data and Machine Learning  »

August 23, 2016

Poverty and the desperate pursuit of resources it engenders can be a powerful driver of damaging environmental impacts such as deforestation. Accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished zones is...

By Michelle Horton, Center on Food Security and the Environment

Global Warming: Can World's Nations Agree on 2 Degrees? »

November 23, 2015

Stanford experts weigh in on Paris climate talks

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Earth from Space

Economic Cost of Climate Change Higher Than Expected »

October 22, 2015

Research finds that without climate change mitigation, even wealthy countries will see an economic downturn by 2100.

By Laura Seaman, Center on Food Security and the Environment

Susan Rice

Climate Change as National Security Threat »

October 14, 2015

U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice calls climate change a "threat multiplier," advocates action.

By Clifton Parker, Stanford News Service