Research led by Stanford Earth scientists shows that, contrary to the picture painted by President Trump on "60 minutes," not doing anything about climate change could cost trillions of dollars.
Noah Diffenbaugh of Stanford Earth helps to explain why the existence of past cool periods – including the Ice Age – aren’t evidence the current warming trend is illusory.
Stanford Earth's David Lobell comments on research that shows increasing bouts of extreme heat waves and drought will hurt barley production enough to double beer prices.
Geophysics professor Norm Sleep discusses his recent Astrobiology paper describing how Earth’s ancient geology can be used to test theories about the evolution of life.
Stanford Earth's Chris Field explains how a New Age-style experiment in the Arizona desert has become "an important piece in our portfolio for understanding climate change."
"As economic conditions worsen, that might also worsen mental health," Stanford Earth's Marshall Burke explains. There also might be "a plausible biological linkage between temperature, thermal regulation and how the brain regulates its own emotion."
Stanford's Katharine Mach is mentioned as one of 91 leading scientists from 40 countries who examined more than 6,000 scientific studies for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report .
Marshall Burke's recent study on the connection between suicide rates and temperature is cited in the context of additional research that exposure to heat, on average, worsens mental health outcomes.
“We’ve already seen dangerous interference," explains Stanford Earth's Chris Field. "Now the question is, How do we deal as effectively as we can with that?”
Stanford Earth's Noah Diffenbaugh describes his research showing that, relative to the eventual economic damage of not acting aggressively enough to protect the planet in the future, it would cost much less to make changes now.
Stanford Earth's Noah Diffenbaugh explains how scientists are able to connect the dots between hurricanes and climate change more directly now than ever before.
Earth System Science professor Rob Dunbar speaks with French publication Le Temps about his work studying the oceans, climate, marine biology, and interactions between human activities and the environment.
Stanford Earth's Marshall Burke co-authored an influential study detailing the relationship between a country's average temperature and its per capita GDP.
"Figuring out a way to intensify agriculture on a global scale without the use of toxic pesticides remains a major challenge for humanity,” says Stanford Earth professor Roz Naylor.
Stanford Earth microbiologist Paula Welander comments on new research that suggests the ancient life form Dickinsonia is among the earliest animal life yet found - predating the Cambrian explosion.
