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Wildfire exacerbates disparity, study shows
February 15, 2023 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wildfires pose a large and growing threat to communities across California, where fires are becoming more frequent and destructive. As climate change... Read More
Oil spills and coastal resilience
February 15, 2023 | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Two Stanford scientists found hope and lessons for improving disaster response after oil spills hit close to home.
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Environmental justice roundtable highlights energy and policy, health, and Indigenous Peoples issues
February 10, 2023 | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
The second event in a new dean’s lecture series through the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability featured environmental justice experts in energy... Read More
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Stanford-led study finds global wetlands losses overestimated despite high losses in many regions
February 8, 2023 | Stanford News Service
New analysis shows the U.S. has accounted for more wetland conversion and degradation than any other country. Its findings help better explain the... Read More
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Colombia, a biodiversity hotspot, holds lessons for other countries trying to balance development with conservation, Stanford-led study shows
February 6, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Our health and economic stability depend on biodiversity, but our governing policies often fail to address it coherently. An analysis of the world’s... 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
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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.
Stanford human and planetary health course empowers students with tools for change to benefit both human health and the environment
January 25, 2023 | Stanford Report
More than 100 students from diverse backgrounds and fields of study were drawn to a fall class exploring the connection between the health of people... Read More
Is fake meat a real solution? Stanford expert explains
January 24, 2023 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Plant-based and lab-grown meat substitutes are here to stay, but are unlikely to eliminate livestock agriculture’s climate and land use impacts... Read More

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