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What risks could fighting around nuclear sites pose?

“We are in the middle of a war with great devastation and human suffering and deaths and adding a nuclear event – even if it is minor releases of radioactivity – to the present situation, that is really a heavy burden,” says Stanford Earth professor Rod Ewing.

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Earthquake models get a shakeup with clues buried in the San Andreas fault

Stanford geologist George Hilley discusses the process and purpose of creating a computational model to demonstrate mountain formation. 

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Why methane is a large and underestimated threat to climate goals

New analysis by Rob Jackson and PhD student Sam Abernethy emphasizes that a reduction in global methane emissions is critical to meeting short-term climate targets. 

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Why environmental justice is crucial in climate resilience

Geophysics lecturer Derek Ouyang, who works with community leaders through the Stanford Future Bay Initiative, shares how disadvantaged communities in San Mateo County are increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts due to socioeconomic circumstances. 

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Stanford researchers identify 'double-hazard' wildfire zones in the West

Stanford scholars Krishna Rao, Alexandra Konings and Noah Diffenbaugh used satellite data to track vegetation dryness patterns over time and identify wildfire vulnerabilities in the West. 

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2022’s best and worst states to drive in

Stanford Earth's Simona Onori and other experts share research-based insights about the future of the automative industry, car ownership and more. 

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Climate change could make weather harder to predict

“It seems that colder climates are just inherently more predictable than warmer ones,” says Aditi Sheshadri, lead author of a study that suggests warming can impact the accuracy of weather forecasts in the future.

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Spaceship-sized detection system can determine CA water supply

Professor of geophysics Rosemary Knight researches the potential of natural groundwater basins to store and keep water as extended droughts threaten California's water supply.

 

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Earth’s oceanography helps demystify Jupiter’s flowing cyclones

Stanford atmospheric scientist Morgan O'Neill comments on methodologies that researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography are using to study cyclone formations on Jupiter. 

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2022 is a 'crucial year' for Biden's climate agenda

Rob Jackson, Stanford professor and chair of the Global Carbon Project, comments on the future consequences if Democrats are not able to pass the Build Back Better Act to invest in clean energy. 

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California is suddenly snow-capped and wet. How long will it last?

Noah Diffenbaugh comments on the sudden wet trend in the California drought: “deficits have been so pronounced through so much of the state that it will take more than one normal year to overcome, and we don’t know how this year will ultimately play out. That said, it’s a very encouraging start."

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2022 promises climate extremes, but also a glimmer of hope for Californians

Aditi Shedshadri, Noah Diffenbaugh, Newsha Ajami and other California scientists share research-based insights about climate, water and more.

 

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Did we just blow our last, best chance to tackle climate change?

Governments all over the world have failed to invest in green economic recovery 18 months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earth scientist Rob Jackson shares his insights on keeping global temperatures from rising in the future.

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California leads the way in a new climate battleground

Rob Jackson discusses the health risks of natural gas usage inside homes, fueling the California-driven movement to shift kitchens from gas to electric stoves, with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas pollution nationwide.

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Did climate change make that freak weather even worse?

Helping to show the public the effects of global warming, Noah Diffenbaugh and other attribution scientists link climate change to the nuanced impacts of extreme weather events in affected communities.

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Will Lunar Vertex solve the mystery of lunar swirls?

An upcoming lunar mission holds promise for elucidating geologic processes, including Sonia Tikoo's 2018 work to show how heating associated with magmatic activity within the Moon might have amplified localized magnetic fields.

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