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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.
In states that rely heavily on hydropower for electricity generation, emissions caused by drought-induced shifts in the energy supply could account for up to 40% of all greenhouse gas emissions from electricity in future drought years.
Droughts in Western states drive up emissions and threaten human health
July 17, 2023 | Stanford News
Switching from hydropower to fossil fuels during droughts has led to higher carbon emissions and cost 11 Western states tens of billions of dollars... Read More
Earth likely to cross critical climate thresholds even if emissions decline, Stanford study finds
January 30, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Artificial intelligence provides new evidence our planet will cross the global warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius within 10 to 15 years. Even... Read More
Flooding water out of heavy rain clouds in the Californian region
Whiplash weather: What we can learn from California’s deadly storms
January 26, 2023 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford and local experts discuss ways to mitigate risk to communities and infrastructure amid dramatic swings between flood and drought.
Farmworkers harvest strawberries in Salinas, California.
Webinar Recap | Building Resilience to Extreme Heat
August 2, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
With extreme weather events on the rise around the globe, heat waves are impacting people, economies, and infrastructure. A July 28 webinar hosted by... Read More
Sustainability Accelerator brings people, policy to fast-track real-world solutions
June 30, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Stanford's Sustainability Accelerator drives solutions generated through collaborations and scales them through partners locally and globally to... Read More
Together For Our Planet: Americans are More Aligned on Taking Action on Climate Change than Expected
November 17, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
A quick look on the internet and social media seems to confirm that America’s political divide is alive and well when it comes to talking about... Read More
The Heat Is On
September 3, 2021 | Stanford Magazine
Stanford faculty are blazing paths in fire control and prevention to help us live in a changed climate.
Stanford researchers use artificial intelligence to unlock extreme weather mysteries
August 10, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
From lake-draining drought in California to bridge-breaking floods in China, extreme weather is wreaking havoc. Preparing for weather extremes in a... Read More

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