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August 23, 2021 | Stanford News Service
Smoke from wildfires may have contributed to thousands of additional premature births in California between 2007 and 2012. The findings underscore... Read More
Global warming increased U.S. crop insurance losses by $27 billion in 27 years, Stanford study finds
August 4, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Higher temperatures attributed to climate change caused payouts from the nation’s biggest farm support program to increase by $27 billion between... Read More
July 7, 2021 | Bill Lane Center for the American West
Warnings of another severe wildfire season abound, as do efforts to reduce the risk of ignition. Yet few are taking precautions against the smoke.... Read More
June 7, 2021 | Stanford News Service
In a Q&A, Stanford economists discuss the importance of this number and its role in creating environmental policies.
April 26, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Buyer beware: Single-family homes in floodplains – almost 4 million U.S. homes – are overvalued by nearly $44 billion collectively, or $11,526 per... Read More
January 12, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Stanford experts discuss the causes and impacts of wildfire activity and its rapid acceleration in the American West.
January 11, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Researchers found that 36 percent of the costs of flooding in the U.S. from 1988 to 2017 were a result of intensifying precipitation, consistent with... Read More
October 15, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Recent wildfires have blackened over 5 million acres, taken at least 35 lives and destroyed over 6,000 buildings explained Chris Field, Director of... Read More
October 7, 2020 | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy
Stanford experts review recent trends in wildfire activity, quantify how the smoke from these wildfires is affecting air quality and health across... Read More
