Cooper Ellsworth, a PhD candidate in geophysics, explains why the future of sea level rise in the Bay Area is tied to the melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet.

Katharine Mach of Stanford Earth explains how government efforts to improve coastal resilience have failed, and what can be done to help communities withstand more intense storms and accelerating sea level rise.

Stanford Earth's William Ellsworth and Ross Stein comment on a new directive that instructs USGS scientists to get approval before agreeing to most interview requests from reporters.

Earth System Science professor Rob Jackson comments on new research showing that the U.S. EPA has underestimated methane emissions. Stanford Earth’s Adam Brandt is a co-author on the study.

Stanford Earth’s Rob Jackson comments on a new study that “comprehensively confirms earlier findings that methane leaks are underestimated.”

New research builds on work led by Stanford Earth geophysicist Biondo Biondi involving optical fibers for earthquake detection.

Rob Jackson of Stanford Earth challenges a new study’s assertion that elevated methane levels in Pennsylvania water wells are unrelated to natural gas development.

Stanford Earth's Roland Horne comments on the value of geothermal energy as an alternative to oil or intermittent renewables around Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano.

Research by Stanford Earth’s Ryan Smith, Rosemary Knight and Scott Fendorf shows overpumping groundwater could cause deadly water quality problems.

Matthew Siegfried, a postdoctoral researcher working with Dustin Schroeder in the Stanford Radio Glaciology Group, co-authored an article in The Conversation about the importance of understanding variations in the height of Antarctic ice shelves.

Radioactive mineral samples collected by Stanford Earth professor Rodney Ewing could aid a Department of Homeland Security project aiming to hunt down the source of illegal nuclear material that could end up in bombs.

Stanford geophysicist Paul Segall explains key differences between recent eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala, and why some volcanoes pose far greater hazard to life than others.

Stanford climate scientist Chris field comments on progress in estimating the cost of pulling CO₂ from the air and recycling it into synthetic fuels.

Geological Sciences professor Jef Caers discusses his new book, which explores how quantifying uncertainty can inform exploration, appraisal and development of subsurface resources. 

New data on the 1999 disaster in Izmit, Turkey shows little quakes preceding the big one were unrelated and detecting foreshocks won't help predict major quakes. Bill Ellsworth of Stanford Earth led the research.

Geophysics professor Rosemary Knight comments on a study she co-authored showing that sinking land caused by intensive groundwater pumping in California is releasing trapped arsenic, a known carcinogen.