The overlooked accelerant for Thwaites Glacier ice loss
A new study suggests the 80-mile-wide stream of sliding ice at the heart of Thwaites Glacier is likely to widen over the next 20 years, which could speed up ice loss.
These zombie forests are temporarily cheating death
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 by other species. The findings could help inform long-term wildfire and ecosystem management in these “zombie forests.”
AI predicts global warming will exceed 1.5 degrees in 2030s
Artificial intelligence provides new evidence our planet will cross the global warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius within 10 to 15 years. Even with low emissions, we could see 2 C of warming. But a future with less warming remains within reach.
According to a recent study, when providers act to curtail water use or invest in new infrastructure because of a drought, bills can rise for low-income households and drop for high-income households.
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability looks back at research highlights from the units that came together to form the new school, which launched in September.
