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Complex patterns formed by linear and oblique dunes in the Namib Desert, Namibia.
August 1, 2023 | Stanford Earth Matters
Mathieu Lapôtre and colleagues have analyzed the shifting patterns of entire dune fields on Earth and Mars, as seen from orbit, and found they are a... Read More
July 27, 2023 | Stanford News Service
As sea levels rise and flooding becomes more frequent, many countries are considering a controversial strategy: relocation of communities.
July 25, 2023 | Stanford Doerr School for Sustainability
Senior Fellows Manu Prakash and Kevin Arrigo are leading a Stanford expedition in the Arctic to explore how an ice-free Arctic may transform the... Read More
workers paving road
July 18, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Stanford engineers Zhiye Li and Michael Lepech discuss the potential for reusing discarded plastic in infrastructure applications.
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.
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
sea turtle
July 12, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Scientists are tracking the epic migration of 100 endangered North Pacific loggerhead turtles from Japan to test a hypothesis that warm water events... Read More
July 11, 2023 | Knowable Magazine
Eric Lambin reflects on impacts of deforestation solutions.
July 11, 2023 | MSNBC
Chris Field writes about impacts of recent unprecedented heat. 
forest
July 11, 2023 | Stanford Law School
Implementing “climate-smart” forestry practices—such as expanding urban forests, integrating trees into pasture lands, and accelerating reforestation... Read More

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