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burned forest area
Stanford-led study reveals a fifth of California’s Sierra Nevada conifer forests are stranded in habitats that have grown too warm for them
February 28, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Issue: March 2023
The researchers created maps showing where warmer weather has left trees in conditions that don’t suit them, making them more prone to being replaced... Read More
A small community in the study’s focus region of Ifanadiana, Madagascar. (Image credit: Getty Images)
Stanford-led analysis could help forecast malaria outbreaks
February 22, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Issue: March 2023
Study integrates climate, land use, and socioeconomic data to explain and predict malaria dynamics.
A peatland site at Linnunsuo in North Karelia, Finland.
Stanford-led study finds global wetlands losses overestimated despite high losses in many regions
February 8, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Issue: March 2023
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