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Illegal market for water expands in Jordan
August 14, 2023 | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Senior Fellow Steve Gorelick is co-author on a new study showing a massive and accelerating transfer of water from rural groundwater sources to... Read More
How extreme heat affects vulnerable populations – and how to respond
August 14, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Stanford experts Strehlow discuss how communities can best adapt and build resilience – particularly for those populations that are most vulnerable.
Machapuchare snowcapped peak in the Himalaya mountains, Nepal, which reaches over 20,000 feet in elevation.
Before reaching the skies, the Himalayas had a leg up, new study shows
August 10, 2023 | Stanford Earth Matters
Page Chamberlain describes new study on historical topography of the Himalayas. 
A mosquito sits on a patch of skin.
Mosquito diseases on the move
August 8, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Climate change and human activity are enabling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, like dengue fever, to new places. Stanford infectious disease... Read More
A brush fire burns on a hillside.
A solution for California’s wildfire safety deficit
August 7, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Michael Wara & colleagues find that low-income communities in Califonia face a "wildfire safety deficit" as a result of longstanding policies... Read More
Peregrine, a drone-based ice-penetrating radar system, was tested over Norway’s Slakbreen glacier in March.
Studying Climate Change With An Ice Radar Drone
August 5, 2023 | IEEE Spectrum
Dustrin Schroeder's lab investigates ice sheets with new radar technology.
Steam rising from Moore’s Hot Springs. Nahanni National Park is one of the world’s top paddling/canoeing rivers, and Unesco World Heritage site. The Nahanni River is also a Canadian Heritage River. Northwest Territories (NWT) Canada.
Leader of Indigenous-Led Conservation and Land Stewardship Efforts in Canada Wins 2023 Bright Award
August 3, 2023 | Stanford Law School
Barton Thompson leads committee to give an award honoring Indigenous Leadership Initiative director.
School brings together summer undergraduate researchers
August 2, 2023 | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Students from the Woods MUIR program are spending their summer learnign new skills & working on environmental research projects.
Lightning-Caused Wildfires are 80 Percent More Likely Under Dry Vegetation
August 2, 2023 | EOS
Noah Diffenbaugh and Alexandra Konings write about increase of wildfires associated with extreme weather.

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