NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Marshall Burke
Satellites Measure Farm Yields »
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,
Mapping Poverty with Satellite Data and Machine Learning »
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,
Global Warming: Can World's Nations Agree on 2 Degrees? »
Stanford experts weigh in on Paris climate talks
Economic Cost of Climate Change Higher Than Expected »
Research finds that without climate change mitigation, even wealthy countries will see an economic downturn by 2100.
By Laura Seaman,
Climate Change as National Security Threat »
U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice calls climate change a "threat multiplier," advocates action.
By Clifton Parker,