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Climate change is fueling disease outbreaks

by Stanford University March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Several piles were ignited along the Highway 49 corridor, improving ingress/egress of surrounding communities in the event of a wildfire. Several piles were ignited along the Highway 49 corridor, improving ingress/egress of surrounding communities in the event of a wildfire. USDA Forest Service photo by Lauren Faulkenberry

New study reveals how to make prescribed forest fires burn safer and cleaner

by Stanford University April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Flyover of a helicopter performing an Airborne Electromagnetic Survey.

Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds

by Stanford University February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

Pollution by emissions

More Black Americans die from effects of air pollution

by Stanford University July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

Combustion fumes coming out of white car exhaust pipe, air pollution concept.

Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goals

by Stanford University July 8, 2024July 8, 2024

Better techniques are needed to monitor changes in soil and surrounding ecosystems to support reforestation and inform decisions such as how to protect workers against toxins during revegetation. Here, crews plant seedlings in a burn scar in Colville National Forest in May 2019. | Joseph M. de Leon / U.S. Forest Service

Understanding how wildfires change soil could aid recovery

by Stanford University May 14, 2024May 14, 2024

The register of the 232 inches on Webber Peak.

How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings

by Stanford University June 5, 2023June 5, 2023

at a loss for words

Childhood maltreatment predicts adult emotional difficulties

by Stanford University June 5, 2023June 5, 2023

Thwaites Glacier is often called the “doomsday glacier” because of its massive size and potential to dramatically raise global sea levels as the world warms. (Image credit: NASA)

Stanford research highlights an overlooked accelerant of ice loss from Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

by Stanford University March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Beaver

Beavers will become a bigger boon to river water quality as U.S. West warms, Stanford study finds

by Stanford University November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

If the common charging of electric vehicles at home in the evening or overnight shifts to daytime at work as more cars go electric, then that would restrain extra costs for electricity systems, according to a new Stanford University study.

Charging cars at home at night is not the way to go, Stanford study finds

by Stanford University September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

Over the last decade, PM2.5 from wildfire smoke has increased in much of the U.S., particularly in Western states, but some areas in the South and East have seen modest declines. This map shows the decadal change in smoke PM2.5, meaning the difference in daily average smoke PM2.5 during 2006−2010 compared to 2016−2020.

Stanford researchers find wildfire smoke is unraveling decades of air quality gains, exposing millions of Americans to extreme pollution levels

by Stanford University September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

Wildland-urban interface populations grew fastest in high hazard zone

Stanford researchers identify ‘double-hazard’ zones for wildfire in the West

by Stanford University February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

Climate of chaos: Stanford researchers show why heat may make weather less predictable

by Stanford University December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

The east side of the modern Sierra Nevada mountain range at the edge of the Basin and Range Province. The range crest in the background is Kings Canyon National Park. (Photo credit: Jens-Erik Lund Snee)

Sierra Nevada range should celebrate two birthdays

by Stanford University November 15, 2021November 15, 2021

Gas flaring during oil and gas production is a known source of methane emissions.

Stanford-led research shows carbon emissions have rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels

by Stanford University November 3, 2021November 2, 2021

Researchers from Stanford University, UC Santa Cruz and Duke University investigate a humpback whale by boat and drone in the surface waters near the Western Antarctic Peninsula. (Image credit: Duke University Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing under NOAA permit 14809-03 and ACA permits 2015-011 and 2020-016)

Stanford researchers find whales are more important ecosystems engineers than previously thought

by Stanford University November 3, 2021November 3, 2021

Oil wells operating in Signal Hill, a city in Los Angeles County, California. Researchers found that drilling and operating wells emits harmful levels of pollution that may affect the health of nearby residents. (Image credit: David Gonzalez)

Living near oil and gas wells increases air pollution exposure, according to Stanford research

by Stanford University October 15, 2021October 15, 2021

Smog and air pollution over a cityscape

Pollution’s impact on child health

by Stanford University October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

Using the framework they created for this study, the researchers aim to assess the effects of low-cost individual and household interventions to reduce the impacts of wildfire smoke in at-risk communities in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Wong-Parodi along with Stanford researchers Stephanie Fischer and Natalie Herbert are pictured planning recruitment strategy with Ortensia Lopez of El Concilio of San Mateo and Violet Saena of Climate Resilient Communities.

Stanford researchers explore how people respond to wildfire smoke

by Stanford University August 30, 2021August 30, 2021

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