People&Planet is the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s monthly newsletter, sharing Stanford research, people in the news, programs and events related to the environment. Read past issues
Xiaogang He comments on how the increased frequency of extreme drought and flooding under climate change in the nation’s largest economy will... Read More
Elizabeth Hadly discusses how despite increasingly dismal news about disappearing species, we should feel empowered to make plans and take action... Read More
Nesha Ajami discusses how the California water system should shift away from building more reservoirs and focus on preserving water in groundwater... Read More
Newsha Ajami commenst on diverse water supplies and best practices to conserve water, noting that California needs to rethink water-utility business... Read More
Mark Z. Jacobson discusses the social and political barriers to 100% clean energy and notes that by diverting money away from renewables used to... Read More
Michael Wara discusses the impacts of droughts on wildfires because if the fuels are dry, an ignition from a wind event is more likely to be... Read More