In the Media: Chris Field

A rainy winter doesn’t mean California is out of the woods yet for wildfire season

May 16, 2023 | The Stanford Daily

Chris Field explains the complex interaction of factors which make predicting the severity of the upcoming fire season difficult.

These geoengineering technologies could help combat the climate crisis, scientists say

April 21, 2023 | ABC News

Chris Field discusses the possibility of cooling Earth by reflecting incoming sunlight.

From climate change ‘certainty’ to rapid decline: a timeline of IPCC reports

March 20, 2023 | The Guardian

Chris Field is featured from an IPCC conference discussing human influence on the climate system.

Stanford-led study reveals a fifth of California’s Sierra Nevada conifer forests are stranded in habitats that have grown too warm for them

March 15, 2023 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Media coverage of a new Stanford-led study, which found that Sierra Nevada conifers are stranded in habitats which have grown too warm for them. The... Read More

Mapping California’s ‘Zombie’ Forests

March 6, 2023 | The New York Times

Reporting on recent Stanford-led research studying the effects of a warming climate on conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada.

California's 'zombie forests' are 'cheating death' as the climate has changed so drastically it's no longer able to support them

March 6, 2023 | Business Insider

Chris Field and Avery Hill on recent research about the management of impending ecological transitions, specifically when it comes to conifer forests... Read More