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A series of powerful hurricanes have affected millions of people in the United States in recent weeks. 最近几周，一系列强大的飓风影响了美国数百万人。 Some people are wondering if scientists could control extreme weather events. However, experts say hurricanes are far too powerful for humans to control. 有些人想知道科学家是否可以控制极端天气事件。然而，专家表示，飓风的威力太强大，人类无法控制。 Climate change is leading to increasingly powerful storms. This has led to greater attention on the possibilities of geoengineering. 气候变化正在导致越来越强大的风暴。这引起了人们对地球工程可能性的更多关注。 Geoengineering involves futuristic ideas for reversing or lessening climate change. But many scientists have serious concerns about unwanted results.地球工程涉及扭转或减轻气候变化的未来主义想法。但许多科学家对意外结果深表担忧。 Hurricanes are an example of the uncontrollable, disordered power of Earth's weather. Experts say there is no clear evidence from research to show humans might be able to control such strong storms. 飓风是地球天气无法控制、无序的力量的一个例子。专家表示，研究中没有明确的证据表明人类可能能够控制如此强烈的风暴。 Kristen Corbosiero is a professor of atmospheric and environmental sciences at the University at Albany. Corbosiero is a weather expert, or meteorologist. She said: "If meteorologists could stop hurricanes, we would stop hurricanes. If we could control the weather, we would not want the kind of death and destruction that's happened." 克里斯汀·科博西罗 (Kristen Corbosiero) 是奥尔巴尼大学大气与环境科学教授。Corbosiero 是一位天气专家或气象学家。她说：“如果气象学家能够阻止飓风，我们也会阻止飓风。如果我们能够控制天气，我们就不会想要发生这样的死亡和破坏。”National Hurricane Center tropical analysis chief Chris Landsea said that a fully developed hurricane releases heat energy that is the equal to a 10-megaton nuclear bomb every 20 minutes. That is more than all the energy used at a given time by human beings. 国家飓风中心热带分析负责人克里斯·兰德西表示，完全发展的飓风每20分钟释放的热能相当于10兆吨级核弹。这超过了人类在特定时间内使用的所有能量。 Chris Field is director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment in California. He said scientists are learning of the many ways that climate change is making hurricanes more powerful and destructive. Warmer oceans add energy and more water to the warming atmosphere. That water becomes strong rainfall. 克里斯·菲尔德（Chris Field）是加州斯坦福伍兹环境研究所所长。他说，科学家们正在了解气候变化使飓风变得更加强大和更具破坏性的多种方式。温暖的海洋为变暖的大气增添了能量和更多的水。那水变成强降雨。 Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbac said the amount of energy a hurricane generates is much more than humans have the power to control. But people have still made attempts to control the storms. 科罗拉多州立大学飓风研究员菲尔·克洛茨巴克表示，飓风产生的能量远远超出了人类控制的能力。但人们仍然在努力控制风暴。Jim Fleming is a professor at Colby College in Maine. He has studied historical efforts to control the weather. He said humans do not even come close to having the practical technology to successfully control the weather. 吉姆·弗莱明是缅因州科尔比学院的教授。他研究了历史上控制天气的努力。他说，人类甚至还没有接近拥有成功控制天气的实用技术。 Fleming described one attempt in 1947. The General Electric company partnered with the U.S. military to drop dry ice from Air Force planes into the path of a hurricane to try to weaken it. It did not work. 弗莱明描述了 1947 年的一次尝试。通用电气公司与美国军方合作，从空军飞机上将干冰投放到飓风路径上，试图削弱飓风。它不起作用。 Some attempts or ideas could even make the storms worse or cause greater harm. One especially dangerous idea was to use a nuclear bomb, which would cause radiation and not be strong enough to change the storm, Kristen Corbosiero said. 一些尝试或想法甚至可能使风暴变得更糟或造成更大的伤害。克里斯汀·科博西罗说，一个特别危险的想法是使用核弹，它会产生辐射，但强度不足以改变风暴。Bringing cooling icebergs or adding chemicals to cause rain also are ideas that do not work, scientists say. 科学家表示，让冰山冷却或添加化学物质来降雨也是行不通的。Modern geoengineers would operate differently. Today's geoengineers are thinking about how to reverse the damage humans have already caused. 现代地球工程师的运作方式会有所不同。今天的地球工程师正在考虑如何扭转人类已经造成的损害。 Scientists in the field say one of the most promising ideas they see based on computer models is solar geoengineering. The method would involve lifting small particles into the upper atmosphere to return some of the sunlight back into space, cooling the planet a little. Still, supporters of the idea know that it comes with risks. 该领域的科学家表示，他们根据计算机模型看到的最有前途的想法之一是太阳能地球工程。该方法涉及将小颗粒提升到高层大气中，将部分阳光返回太空，从而稍微冷却地球。尽管如此，这个想法的支持者知道它伴随着风险。 Two years ago, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) announced it was forming an ethics agreement for climate intervention. The AGU is the largest society of scientists who study climate issues. 两年前，美国地球物理联盟（AGU）宣布正在制定一项气候干预道德协议。AGU 是研究气候问题的最大的科学家协会。

This past week, Foreign Policy magazine hosted a live taping on Marine Protected Areas at the United Nations General Assembly. This discussion was moderated by Matt Rand, Senior Director of Marine Habitat Protection at the Pew Charitable Trusts.   Joining Matt on the stage was: Monica Medina, the former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. She's currently a distinguished fellow at Conservation International. Joel Johnson is the President and CEO of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Editrudith Lukanga  is the Founder of EMEDO, an organization that supports small-scale fisheries in Tanzania and she currently leads the Secretariat of the African Women Fish-workers Network. And Jim Leape is the Co-Director and William and Eva Price Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most climate action today focuses on zeroing out carbon emissions, but Stanford climate scientist Rob Jackson wants us to take a hard look at methane. It's a byproduct of animal agriculture and fossil fuel extraction, and pound for pound it's a greenhouse gas 80 to 90 times more potent than carbon dioxide. That means the upside of reducing methane emissions is significant: Jackson says that no other greenhouse gas provides such an immediate opportunity to slow climate change. We learn more and hear why Jackson's hopeful about curbing methane emissions in our lifetimes. His new book is “Into the Clear Blue Sky.” Guests: Rob Jackson, professor of earth system science; senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Precourt Institute for Energy; author, "Into the Clear Blue Sky: The Path to Restoring Our Atmosphere"

Share this episode: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/333-sanity-check-on-climate-change Sam Harris speaks with Chris Field about climate change and its consequences. They discuss skepticism about climate change, the accuracy of climate models, the magnitude of temperature increases, how global temperatures are measured, the historical record of climate variation, the range of possibilities in the coming decades, feedback mechanisms, wildfires, water vapor, air pollution, solar geo-engineering, the biggest challenge to taking action on climate change, the costs of transitioning to a carbon-neutral economy, renewable sources of energy, nuclear power, carbon capture, hydrogen, the developing world, China and India, carbon taxes and other incentives, and other topics. Chris Field is the Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies. His research focuses on climate change, especially solutions that improve lives now, decrease the amount of future warming, and support vibrant economies. Recent projects emphasize decreasing risks from coastal flooding and wildfires. Field was co-chair of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from 2008-2015. His widely cited work has earned many recognitions, including election to the US National Academy of Sciences, the Roger Revelle Medal, and the Japan Prize. Website: https://fieldlab.stanford.edu/ Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

San Diego got its rainiest day in recorded history. There was flooding in Los Angeles and Palm Springs and rainfall records were shattered across Southern California by what is now post-Tropical Storm Hilary.  Meanwhile, British Columbia is enduring the worst wildfires it's ever seen and of course, Maui is still reeling from the deadliest wildfire in modern American history.  Here in the Bay Area, we've had an unusually hot and muggy August but have otherwise been spared the extreme weather that's pummeling other parts of the country. There's a natural inclination these days to blame the wildfires, heat waves and yes, even a rare California hurricane on climate change.  For more, Doug, Brett, and Patti spoke with climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh, professor of Earth System Science at Stanford University, and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.

In about half the country, power utilities have turned over administration of their electrical transmission systems to regional transmission organizations (RTOs), or what amounts to the same thing, independent system operators (ISOs). RTOs and ISOs oversee wholesale electricity markets and do regional transmission planning, which increases system efficiency and reduces costs for ratepayers.The power utilities in the 11 western US states are not joined together in an RTO. California has its own ISO, but it only covers that one state. In the rest of the region, utilities are islands — they each maintain their own reserves and do their own transmission planning within their own territories. It leads to enormous duplicated efforts and inefficiencies.For years, there has been discussion of creating a western RTO, to bring the western states together to share resources and coordinate transmission planning. Analysts have found that an RTO could save the region's ratepayers billions of dollars a year.Recently the discussion has begun to heat up again. A regionalization bill in California was tabled this year but promises to return next session. Governor Gavin Newsom expressed his support for the idea. Nonetheless, numerous sticky technical and political issues remain to be hashed out.To explore the promise and risks of a western RTO, I contacted Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. We discussed the political forces pushing for and against an RTO, the way the west's electrical system has changed since the last time this discussion came up, and incremental steps that can be taken in the direction of greater regional cooperation. Get full access to Volts at www.volts.wtf/subscribe

A winter of unusually heavy rain and snow elevated California's mountain snowpack to levels not seen in years. But now that temperatures are rising, the state is bracing for “The Big Melt” that could cause massive flooding. Close to a third of the state's water supply comes from the snowpack that accumulates in the winter and melts in the summer. California's water infrastructure was designed to capture and store snowmelt and prevent floods, but with climate change intensifying water levels to extreme highs and lows, the system is pushed to its limits. We'll talk about how prepared the Golden State is for an influx of water and what communities can expect. Guests: Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, senior fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment - where his research focuses on climate and earth system dynamics. Hayley Smith, reporter focusing on extreme weather, Los Angeles Times Nicholas Pinter, chair in applied geosciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Davis; associate director, Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California Davis

Britt Wray is a Human and Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health. She is the author of the book Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis (2022). Her research focuses on the mental health impacts of the climate crisis on young people and frontline community members, socio-emotional resilience and capacity building for vulnerable communities, and public engagement for improved mental wellbeing and planetary health. On March 8th, 2023, Britt Wray will give a talk “How to Cope with Climate Anxiety: Saving the Earth and Saving Ourselves” as the Oregon Humanities Center's 2022-2023 Kritikos Lecturer and part of the “Belonging” series.

Lalita du Perron talks to Moogdho Mim Mahzab, postdoctoral scholar at Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, about his work on improving brick kilns and lead acid batteries operations in Bangladesh and the challenges of developmental economy.

This month, I interview Andrei Jacobs, the Senior Manager of Tribal Partnerships for America250,  the federal government's commemoration of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. We talk about his ongoing work reaching out to indigenous communities nationwide and he gives us important insights into what is at stake in these early stages of a truly massive, and long neglected, public history effort. Following this episode, Episode 3.5 features an important update that took place after Andrei and I spoke: the first formal meeting of the America250 Tribal Advisory Group. The recording is presented with the permission of Andrei and America250.Andrei Jacobs, MPA, is an enrolled tribal member of Orutsararmuit Native Council in Bethel, Alaska. He is the Senior Manager of Tribal Partnerships for America250. Andrei began his career fundraising to build remote health clinics in villages throughout the Yukon Kuskokwim delta of Alaska and has more than a decade working for Pacific Northwest and Alaska Native Tribes on regional, state, and federal projects. He is also a former t-shirt company co-owner of inga for real  which sold cultural Yup'ik Eskimo t-shirts including one emblazoned with the longest word in Yup'ik, “tengsuucecuaraliyukapigtellrunricugnarpenga-qaa” which translates as “maybe you really did not want to make me a small airplane.” Andrei earned a Masters of Public Administration from Baruch College, CUNY and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Canisius College. Additionally, Andrei completed the First Nations Futures Program at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.The ITPS Podcast is hosted by Dr. John C. Winters. John is the ITPS Research Associate in New York History and Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi. As a public historian, John has nearly ten years of experience in historic homes and public history institutions. You can find him at johncwinters.com and @wintersjohnc

Facing up to a climate crisis is a lot to handle. We have to push for the rapid deployment of solutions to mitigate more warming and greater damage. We have to adapt to warming that has already occurred and will be coming soon. And we need to repair loss and damage that people around the globe have already suffered. But as denial and inaction still blocks necessary efforts and planetary destruction is constantly on display in our news feeds, how do we process the complex emotions that inevitably follow? In her new book, Dr. Britt Wray aims to answer that question. Dr. Wray is a Human and Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health. She the creator of the weekly newsletter about “staying sane in the climate crisis” Gen Dread and author of the new book, Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis. She joins the show this week to help us unpack many of the complexities that are unfolding in the climate community and beyond - focusing on how we deal with the litany of emotions in the healthiest ways possible and use our emotions to fight for a better future and fight against doomerism.  Read Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis  Subscribe to our Substack newsletter "The Climate Weekly": https://theclimateweekly.substack.com/ As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel! Join our Facebook group. Check out our updated website!

Marty Kady (pictured) is the editorial director for subscription platforms at Politico and takes us through the group's second Sustainability Summit - "Fast-tracking a sustainable future". Dr. Britt Wray is a Human and Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health - you can hear her on the "What could possibly go right" podcast. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Labor now has the chance to act with gusto on climate policy"; "Nationals could break away: Labor's election win spurs more Coalition climate wars"; "Worm composting, a climate-friendly alternative to the landfill"; "Australia to stand with Pacific islands on climate crisis and ‘respect' region, Penny Wong says"; "Climate action is the undisputed winner of the federal election"; "Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms' to environment"; "Nationals could dump Barnaby Joyce over net zero stance with Peter Dutton set to lead Liberals"; "We Chose Laissez-Faire Capitalism Over Paradise and It's Killing Us"; "Climate Crisis and Bullshit Optimism"; "How To Tackle An Existential Crisis"; "The Unsustainable Nation"; "Why We're Failing The Climate Test"; "‘If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It' Is A Terrible Response To Climate Collapse"; "Supply chain delays and steel costs are part of ‘perfect storm' stalling renewable energy growth"; "Albanese wants climate consensus with Biden in first overseas meeting"; "Labor election victory welcomed in global climate circles"; "Underwater drone carries out first-ever offshore wind farm inspection"; "Rising petrol prices to drag on confidence"; "Climate ‘central' for Pacific relations"; "Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis"; "Melting permafrost could expose millions to invisible cancer-causing gas"; "‘Australia votes for climate action': How the world framed Labor's victory as a win for the planet"; "A flourishing ecology and a healthy economy? Henry David Thoreau thought you couldn't have one without the other"; "We identified the 63 animals most likely to go extinct by 2041. We can't give up on them yet"; "The election showed Australia's huge appetite for stronger climate action. What levers can the new government pull?"; "New study finds large mammal groupings help ecosystem restoration"; "Protecting cultural and biological diversity is central to solving climate change"; "Australia's rightwing government weaponised climate change – now it has faced its reckoning"; "Global heating is cutting sleep across the world, study finds"; "‘Who cares if Miami is six metres underwater?' HSBC banker under fire for dismissing climate warnings"; "This is just the beginning. Above-normal heat is forecast for most of the U.S. this summer"; "A new bill could speed up American electrification by 20 years": "Is climate positive activewear the future? This Byron Bay designer says yes"; "Carbon storage: climate cure or palliative care for fossil fuels"; "Teals to demand action on integrity commission and climate"; "Albanese wants climate consensus with Biden in first overseas meeting": "Nationals could break away: Labor's election win spurs more Coalition climate wars"; "Mega, giga, terafire: New language to capture monster blazes"; "Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms' to environment". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-mclean/message

Dr. Terry L. Root, Professor Emerita at Stanford University, continues her discussion of Climate Change. Root earned her undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of New Mexico, her master's degree in Biology from the University of Colorado and her doctorate in Biology from Princeton University. She was a professor at the University of Michigan for 15 years before moving to Stanford University for  another 15 years. She was a lead author of the 4th Assessment Report for the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change that in 2007 was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Vice President Al Gore. She also participated in other Assessment Reports in 2001 & 2014. Root was awarded the Spirit of Defenders Award for Science by Defenders of Wildlife in 2010, and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 for the conservation organization Point Blue. She served on the National Audubon Board of Directors from 2010 to 2019 and currently serves on the board of Defenders of Wildlife, Birds Caribbean, and is on numerous science advisory boards, including the American Wind and Wildlife Institute. She has been engaged in climate change studies for most of her career and talks with us here about that issue and its impacts on wildlife. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25149153)

Dr. Terry L. Root, Professor Emerita at Stanford University, continues her discussion of Climate Change. Root earned her undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of New Mexico, her master's degree in Biology from the University of Colorado and her doctorate in Biology from Princeton University. She was a professor at the University of Michigan for 15 years before moving to Stanford University for  another 15 years. She was a lead author of the 4th Assessment Report for the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change that in 2007 was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Vice President Al Gore. She also participated in other Assessment Reports in 2001 & 2014. Root was awarded the Spirit of Defenders Award for Science by Defenders of Wildlife in 2010, and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 for the conservation organization Point Blue. She served on the National Audubon Board of Directors from 2010 to 2019 and currently serves on the board of Defenders of Wildlife, Birds Caribbean, and is on numerous science advisory boards, including the American Wind and Wildlife Institute. She has been engaged in climate change studies for most of her career and talks with us here about that issue and its impacts on wildlife. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25149153)

Grid Talk is back for its third season, and we kick things off with a discussion about the impact of the massive Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which will funnel more than $60 billion to Department of Energy.Host Marty Rosenberg talks with former U.S. Assistant Energy Secretary Dan Reicher about where and how that money will be spent.“Some of that's going to be in the so-called ‘innovation hubs' where they're going to certain areas of the country and focusing on certain technologies and how to get those accelerated in terms of their development and deployment. Some of this is going to go through existing programs like the low-income home weatherization program to make buildings more efficient.”Mr. Reicher talks about specific items for infrastructure spending and explains what he calls the clean energy triangle.“If we can integrate around that triangle: technology, policy, and finance; if we can find more common ground than we are finding to date, I think we've got a real chance to do well and to do good in clean energy and have a real shot at successfully addressing the climate crisis.”Dan Reicher is a former Assistant Secretary of Energy in the Clinton Administration. Mr. Reicher is currently a senior research scholar at the Stanford Woods Institute for Environment.  Mr. Reicher joined Stanford in 2011 as the executive director of Stanford's Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy & Finance. Before joining Stanford, he was the Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives at Google.Mr. Reicher holds a B.A. in biology from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. 

A new study from researchers at Stanford University finds that on an annual basis, the methane leaking from residential gas ovens in the U.S. has the same negative effect on the climate as 500,000 gas-powered cars. These findings come as climate activists and legislators nationwide increase efforts to ban natural gas hookups in new building construction. In California, although 60 percent of homes use gas stoves, compared to the national average of one-third, dozens of cities and counties have implemented or promoted legislation to phase out the use of natural gas in new builds. We'll talk with the study's lead researcher and discuss what this means for consumers and the industry. Guests: Rob Jackson, professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University; senior fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Precourt Institute for Energy Katherine Blunt , energy reporter, Wall Street Journal

Peri is the author of Leadership Flow: The Unstoppable Power of Connection. She's also a coach, consultant, herbalist, and leadership educator. Working for years in the field of wilderness-based leadership, she ran her own leadership school in Colorado, as well as in South Africa and Bulgaria, and has worked with clients in private, governmental, and nonprofit sectors, including Disney Theatrical, USDA Forest Service, World Bank, Stanford Woods Institute, University of Chicago, and Renaissance Reinsurance. In this episode, Peri explains how the people she worked with kept asking her for more information on what she taught them, but there were no other resources she could direct them to. Finally, she decided to write the book herself. Peri's Links: https://medium.com/@perichickering https://www.perichickering.com silenttogether.com Twitter: @SilentTogether

Peri Chickering is the author of Leadership Flow: The Unstoppable Power of Connection. She holds a master's degree in human development and a Ph.D. in human and organizational systems. Her early career as a mountaineer and wilderness guide took her traveling around the world. Out of these years, she created wilderness-based leadership schools in South Africa and Bulgaria. Taking her leadership experience from the outdoors inside, she has worked with clients in private, governmental, and nonprofit sectors. Her clients include Disney Theatrical, USDA Forest Service, World Bank, Stanford Woods Institute, University of Chicago, and Renaissance Reinsurance.Peri Chickering Leadership Flow: The Unstoppable Power of Connection, Peri Chickering The DAO de JingSupport the show (https://paypal.me/TheBookshopPodcast?locale.x=en_US)

Southern Californians who live near oil refineries may soon be able to breathe easier. The South Coast Air Quality Management District unanimously passed its biggest emissions rule in decades on Friday. Reporter: Caleigh Wells, KCRW  The United Nations climate change conference continues this week in Glasgow, Scotland. And one longtime observer says what happens outside of the negotiations is an important aspect of this event. Guest: Chris Field, Dirctor, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Christopher Field, Director at Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, spoke to Sean about the possibility of delaying climate change by blocking out sun rays.  

Travis Bays is the co-founder of Bodhi Surf and Yoga in Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica. He is a father, a business owner, an eco-entrepreneur, and creative do gooder in the world. In this interview he shares some wisdom and insight about life, choices, and doing the hard work (or in surfing - paddling). In this episode Travis talks about:How he went from working a finance job in Wells Fargo to starting his adventure in the Peace Corps and why he chose to serve in his early adulthood; How adapting and changing are critical for success in any area of life; andHow smiling has helped him overcome the daily grind of making life and business work. You can contact Travis at: https://www.bodhisurfyoga.com/contacthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/travisbays/To learn more about Bodhi Surf & Yoga: https://www.facebook.com/bodhisurfyogahttps://www.instagram.com/bodhisurfyogaTRAVIS BAYS BIO: At Bodhi Surf + Yoga, Travis Bays is known as the connector and the “ideas guy”, always dreaming up new projects to take on, finding ways to connect (or connect with) individuals and movements, and looking for ways to improve himself and everything around him. A former Peace Corp Costa Rica volunteer who spent his two service years in Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica, Travis feels privileged to have been able to start a social and environmental impact business in the community that stole his heart and affected his life so positively. Professionally, aside from being a social and environmental entrepreneur, Travis is also a consultant for the Stanford Woods Institute for the environment, and has over 15 years of experience in micro credit community banking, project design and management, and best practices for sustainable tourism.

Last century's approach to water management was based on controlling nature, a fragmented infrastructure system, and general sense there was plenty of water. But the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century have spurred a transition to a water management approach revolving around circularity, scarcity, and nature itself. The past, present, and future are discussed in this episode with Newsha Ajami, the Director of Urban Water Policy at Water in the West at Stanford University and a Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Newsha explains that she is optimistic because of the rise of nature-based infrastructure, more integration and innovation in water systems, and increased public awareness and behavior change. waterloop is made possible in part by grants from Spring Point Partners and the Walton Family Foundation. waterloop is sponsored by the Flume smart water monitor, the perfect device to track your home's water use in real-time from your smart phone and be alerted to excessive use or leaks. Save 10 percent with promo code waterloop at https://flumewater.com​​​​​​ waterloop is sponsored by High Sierra Showerheads, the smart and stylish way to save water, energy, and money while enjoying a powerful shower. Use promo code Loop20 for 20 percent off at https://www.highsierrashowerheads.com​

Studying what's been flushed locates where covid strains are flourishing. Guest, Dr. Marlene  Wolf is a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Stanford's Program on Water, Health and Development and Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A conversation on the water challenges facing the United States and the world, as part of the Goalmakers initiative on the Sustainable Development Goals. This event is presented in partnership with Stanford's Water in the West. Featuring: Felicia Marcus, William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow, Water in the West, Stanford University Felicia Marcus is the William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West Program, an attorney, consultant, and member of the Water Policy Group. Moderator: Newsha Ajami, Director of Urban Water Policy, Water in the West, Stanford University; and Senior Research Associate, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Newsha Ajami is the director of Urban Water Policy with Stanford University’s Water in the West and NSF-ReNUWIt initiatives. She is a hydrologist specializing in sustainable water resource management, water policy, the water-energy-food nexus, and advancing uncertainty assessment techniques impacting hydrological predictions. Background: While sustainability looks at how current generations can meet their needs without compromising that ability for future generations, resilience considers a system's ability to prepare for threats, to absorb impacts, and to recover and adapt after disruptive events. As California, not to mention the United States, grapples with sustainability versus resilience, it faces countless challenges to ensuring its environmental security—chief among them being water. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 6 emphasizes the importance of clean water and sanitation for all. Critical problems of water quality and usage are evident looking across the United States from the city of Flint, Michigan, to California's Central Valley. Accordingly, how can the country apply "green" infrastructure and "grey" infrastructure to support a sustainable and resilient water supply? Which countries can the United States learn from abroad as it invests in its environmental future? Why do the SDGs achieve a higher level of attention abroad and in the corporate world than they do in the United States today?

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Michael Mastrandrea - an affiliated scientist with the Carnegie Institute of science - about climate change and the impact of coronavirus on it.  Background Information:   Michael Mastrandrea has 20 years of experience in climate change science and climate and energy policy analysis to inform public and private decisions at global, national, and subnational scales. Since 2015, he has led Near Zero, a climate and energy non-profit based on Stanford campus that is focused on the design and implementation of the scientifically grounded policy. Previously, he was part of the leadership team for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report, a global report on climate change science and policy options for world governments. He has also served as an Assistant Consulting Professor at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Michael received his Ph. D. from Stanford as the first graduate of the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER), where he was a Department of Energy Global Change Education Program Fellow. He serves on the Editorial Board and as Managing Editor for the journal Climatic Change. Hosts: Aneesh Muppidi Harry Cordeaux --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stemz-perspectives/message

Dr. Steve Luby is a communicable disease epidemiologist who joins the show to discuss his work over the years, as well as provide insight on the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, you will discover: How low-income countries with a high population density are being affected by COVID-19 In what ways and what countries strict lockdown measures have actually resulted in more deaths, directly and indirectly Why the COVID-19 pandemic might change the way politicians think about infectious diseases, and how it will shape the future of economic and global health Unlike many communicable disease epidemiologists, Dr. Luby spent a long time living in low-income countries including Pakistan and Bangladesh with the goal of seeing problems firsthand before trying to sort out how to address them, and identifying opportunities to make a difference. Through this experience, Dr. Luby gained unique insight into the patterns of infectious diseases and transmission in different areas of the world. He uses the current COVID-19 pandemic as an example of such patterns, explaining that the high population density in areas like Bangladesh make social distancing measures impossible, and encourage the efficiency of infectious diseases like COVID-19. The result?  It's tragic in the short term, he explains, but in the long-term it will result in fewer people in the area remaining susceptible to the virus. By virtue of the virus moving through these areas so quickly, these areas are likely to normalize a lot sooner than the US and other high-income countries where better medical infrastructure exists and social distancing measures are possible. In addition to a number of other important and interesting topics, Dr. Luby explains why it can be so problematic for governments to make ill-informed decisions out of a desire to simply “take action” amid a pandemic, and the importance of sound scientific support for political leadership worldwide. Tune in for the full conversation and learn more about Dr. Luby's work by visiting https://woods.stanford.edu/people/stephen-luby. Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK

Nuclear Power is Impractical Building nuclear power plants is extremely costly and time-consuming; projects are often plagued by cost overruns and construction delays. Between permitting, planning, and construction, it takes 10-19 years for a plant to become operational. To meet our climate goals, we need to transition 80% of our energy to carbon-free solutions by 2030. From a logistical standpoint, nuclear cannot become our carbon-free energy source because it will arrive too late. In addition, aging nuclear power plants become more expensive to maintain and operate, which necessitate additional subsidies. Maintenance requirements shut down the whole plant and energy production goes to zero during that time. Nuclear Technology Risks In addition to the practical barriers of building a nuclear grid, nuclear technology has inherent risks. Some of the radioactive nuclear waste takes hundreds of thousands of years to decay, posing long term problems for safe maintenance. The technology can and has been used for weapons proliferation. The catastrophic risk of a nuclear reactor meltdown is currently at 1.5%, which is astronomical. In comparison, we would not accept a 1.5% chance of planes crashing. The cost of cleanup for the Fukushima disaster alone has exceeded $500 billion, or more than $1 billion per reactor worldwide, which makes nuclear much more costly than many acknowledge. Electrifying our lives with renewable energy Transitioning to clean renewable energy and electrifying all sectors of the economy can achieve a savings in energy demand of 57%. The heating and cooling of buildings can be achieved through heat pumps; electric cars can replace fossil fuel models; high-temperature electric processes can be used in heavy industry. Clean energy electricity can be generated through large concentrated solar farms, offshore wind power, geothermal, and hydroelectric power. Sources like solar and wind can come online much faster than nuclear, cutting emissions more quickly and stay clean forever. Once electrification is widespread, it becomes easier to store excess power with batteries, hydroelectric reservoirs, and gravitational storage. Find out more: Mark Z. Jacobson is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Senior Fellow of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program at Stanford University. His career has focused on better understanding air pollution and global warming problems and developing large-scale clean, renewable energy solutions to them. Toward that end, he has developed and applied three-dimensional atmosphere-biosphere-ocean computer models and solvers to simulate air pollution, weather, climate, and renewable energy. He has also developed roadmaps to transition countries, states, cities, and towns to 100% clean, renewable energy for all purposes and computer models to examine grid stability in the presence of high penetrations of renewable energy. You can follow him on Twitter @mzjacobson.

For years, scientists and politicians have been saying that the climate battle will be won or lost in the next decade. That narrative was boosted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which contends global emissions must be halved by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 to avoid climate catastrophe. Politicians moved quickly to incorporate the 2030 deadline into their speeches and advocates started using it in their fundraising pleas. After a tepid global response to a decades-long climate saga, urgent action is imperative—but does a 10-year deadline oversimplify the science and overall situation? What is the best way to communicate climate urgency in a way that mobilizes people at home and in the workplace? Join us for a conversation with Chris Field, faculty director at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, David Fenton, founder of Fenton Communications, and Renee Lertzman, climate engagement strategist and author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, host Daniel Raimi talks with Lisa Mandle, lead scientist at the Natural Capital Project, based at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Lisa is the co-editor of a new book called "Green Growth That Works: Natural Capital Policy and Finance Mechanisms from around the World." The book presents a range of fascinating case studies from around the world, all centered around the tools that governments and others can use to protect and enhance ecosystem services. Raimi and Mandle discuss some of those cases, including New York’s famously unfiltered water, preservation of wetlands, and stormwater management in Washington, DC. References and recommendations: "Green Growth That Works: Natural Capital Policy and Finance Mechanisms Around the World" by Lisa Ann Mandle, Zhiyun Ouyang, James Edwin Salzman, and Gretchen Cara Daily; https://islandpress.org/books/green-growth-works (offer code "GROWTH" provides a discount) "Everyone wants to Instagram the world's most beautiful canyon. Should they?" by Rebecca Jennings; https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/11/20686194/antelope-canyon-instagram-page-arizona-navajo "Ice on Fire" documentary; https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/ice-on-fire

This 'Insight' episode is a clip from episode 12 of the podcast with Larry Crowder. Insight episodes feature noteworthy and insightful clips from previous episodes.   Larry Crowder is a professor of Biology and Marine Conservation at the Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford University. He is also a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute of the Environment, and affiliated faculty at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions. During our discussion Larry described how he began his career in ecology, his seminal work on sea turtle ecology and conservation, and his subsequent transition to a more interdisciplinary space where he has studied multiple marine conservation issues such as fisheries bycatch and governance. Faculty website: https://crowderlab.stanford.edu/ On Larry's lab website we found this blog on marine conservation: https://crowderlab.stanford.edu/mcb Google scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qjb5DnwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao   Finding Sustainability Podcast @find_sust_pod https://twitter.com/find_sust_pod Environmental Social Science Network https://essnetwork.net/ https://twitter.com/ESS_Network @ESS_Network

How Local Governments Reinforce Segregation in Favor of White Homeowners (0:31)Guest: Jessica Trounstine, PhD, Professor of Political Science, University of California–Merced, Author of “Segregation by Design”Is the neighbor who lives next door the same race as you? How about the people living on the next block? Or a mile away, in your same town? Chances are pretty good that you live in a community where most everyone is your same race. Despite decades of anti-discrimination laws and policies, America remains deeply segregated. Is it that deep down, we're all impossibly racist? No, political scientist Jessica Trounstine says our city and county governments have played an important role in shaping these patterns. Are More Choices Better... Or Worse? (20:30)Guest: Thomas Saltsman, Senior Lab Director, Social Psychophysiology Laboratory, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkYou're studying the menu at a new restaurant you've heard great things about. The menu is long. But everything looks really good. So your mouth is watering and you keep telling the server to give you a few more minutes to decide. And now you're starting to feel a little anxious because the rest of your group is ready to order but you can't decide. So you just pick something. And you've got high hopes for what you've ordered. But the moment it arrives, you're regretting your choice. This happens to me every time I go to a new restaurant. And apparently it's common enough psychologists have a name for it: ““choice overload.” It also happens when people are faced with an endless array of options on streaming TV sites or dating apps. How Psychopaths Can Still Succeed in Society (34:40)Guest: Emily Lasko, Doctoral Student, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityTed Bundy, Charles Manson, and Albert Fish are probably the most common names associated with psychopathy. However, some people with dark psychopathic tendencies are able to adequately function in society: hold a job, get married, and be successful. Essentially they're able to overcome their natural tendencies. How to Avoid Political Burnout from Stress (51:07)Guest: Lynn Bufka, PhD, Psychologist and Associate Executive Director of Practice, Research, and Policy at the American Psychological AssociationWe're one year and one month away from the 2020 presidential election, so politics will be virtually impossible to avoid in the coming months. Even when we're not in an election year, it bombards us on cable TV and social media. And that's taking a toll on our mental health, it seems. The 2018 Stress in America survey, from the American Psychological Association, found that 62% of American adults reported that the current political climate was a significant source of stress for them. Is it possible to be engaged in politics –as a voter and an informed citizen –without having it overwhelm us or harm our relationships? A Better Way to Prevent Wildfires (1:08:07)Guest: Eric Appel, PhD, Assistant Professor of Material Science and Engineering, Stanford University; faculty fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the EnvironmentCalifornia's largest utility company –PG&E –deliberately shut off power to millions of residents in the state last week hoping to prevent its electricity lines and transmitters from accidentally causing a wildfire during high winds. The strategy seems to have worked in Northern California, but a number of wildfires did break out over the weekend in Southern California, killing four people. Stanford University engineering professor Eric Appel has developed a solution that might let land managers be more proactive in preventing wildfires. Your Great-Grandparents Had a Greater Impact on your Health than You May Have Thought (1:23:26)Guest: Dr. B. Paige Lawrence, Professor at the University of Rochester School of MedicineIf you're one of those people who never gets the flu or seems able to shake it fairly quickly while other people end up in bed for two weeks, you might have your grandmother to thank. Immunology expert B. Paige Lawrence at the University of Rochester's School of Medicine has found evidence that when a female is exposed to certain toxins while she's pregnant, that exposure affects the immune systems of her children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren.

What Deliberate Power Outages in California Have to Do With Wildfire RiskGuest: Bruce Cain, PhD, Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the EnvironmentThere's a high risk of wildfire in Northern California right now because of strong winds and dry conditions. So PG&E –California's largest utility –has deliberately cut power to as many has 800,000 customers over the last two days, spanning 21 counties including parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. Equipment owned and maintained by PG&E has sparked many of California's major wildfires recently, including the state's deadliest and destructive blaze –the Camp Fire which destroyed the town of Paradise last year and killed 86 people. How to Fight Dirty MoneyGuest: Channing Mavrellis, Director of Global Financial Integrity's Transnational Crime ProgramAround the world, there are countries-sometimes called “developing” or “emerging” -that receive millions of dollars in foreign aid and investment every year. The hope is that at some point the country will grow to the point that it no longer needs foreign aid to sustain a thriving economy. But many countries seem stalled. Why isn't that money making a difference? Because all this time, even more money has been flowing out of those same countries through crime, corruption and tax evasion. Argentina's Ambassador to the U.S. Guest: His Excellency Fernando Oris de Roa, Ambassador of Argentina to the United StatesRelations between the US and Argentina have grown stronger in the four years since Argentina's current president Mauricio Macri was elected. But President Macri lost the first round of his re-election effort and a significant chance he and his more centrist political party will be out come the general election on Oct. 27. Making and Breaking the Periodic TableGuest: Kit Chapman, Science Journalist, Author of “Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table”The periodic table hanging on the wall in every science classroom turns 150 this year. The elements on it –from hydrogen to helium –are the building blocks of everything on Earth. But not all 118 of them are found in nature. Twenty-six elements on the periodic table today are entirely man-made –and some of those have never actually been seen by scientists. So how do we know they exist? And what's the point of making them if we can't do anything with them? The stories of these mysterious elements at the far reaches of the periodic table are the focus of journalist Kit Chapman's new book called Superheavy. Listener Questions about Cold and Flu RemediesGuest:  Nina Shapiro, Doctor and Author of “Hype: A Doctor's Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims, and Bad Advice –How to Tell What's Real and What's Not.”

Bruce Cain, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, on power outages in California and wildfire risk. Channing Mavrellis from the Global Financial Integrity on money laundering. Argentina's ambassador to the U.S., Fernando Oris de Roa. Author Kit Chapman on book “Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table.” Doctor Nina Shapiro on cold and flu remedies.

Newsha Ajami, Director of Urban Water Policy at Stanford and a Research Engineer for Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, engages in a wide-ranging discussion about her interdisciplinary approach to urban water systems and sustainable water management. Newsha meshes water, legislative, energy, and urban perspectives into her approach to sustainable urban water management.

Newsha Ajami, Director of Urban Water Policy at Stanford and a Research Engineer for Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, engages in a wide-ranging discussion about her interdisciplinary approach to urban water systems and sustainable water management. Newsha meshes water, legislative, energy, and urban perspectives into her approach to sustainable urban water management.

Larry Crowder is a professor of Biology and Marine Conservation at the Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford University. He is also a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute of the Environment, and affiliated faculty at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions. During our discussion Larry described how he began his career in ecology, his seminal work on sea turtle ecology and conservation, and his subsequent transition to a more interdisciplinary space where he has studied multiple marine conservation issues such as fisheries bycatch and governance. Faculty website: https://crowderlab.stanford.edu/ On Larry's lab website we found this blog on marine conservation: https://crowderlab.stanford.edu/mcb Google scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qjb5DnwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Dr. Jonathan Payne is a Professor and Chair of Geological Sciences at Stanford University. He also holds a courtesy appointment in Biology, is a Member of Stanford’s interdisciplinary biosciences institute Bio-X, and is an Affiliate of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Jonathan studies the history of life on Earth. He is interested in the interactions between the changes in earth’s environments and the evolution of life on earth. In particular, Jonathan focuses on large extinction events like asteroid impacts and volcanic eruptions, and how these impacted life in the oceans. When not working, Jonathan is often going to sporting events, traveling, and playing Nerf basketball in his house with his wife and two kids. He also enjoys hiking and working out at the gym. Jonathan received his B.A. in Geosciences from Williams College. Afterwards, he worked as a high school math and science teacher in Switzerland for two years before returning to graduate school. Jonathan was awarded his Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University, and he conducted postdoctoral research at Pennsylvania State University before joining the faculty at Stanford. Jonathan has received many awards and honors for his work, including the Stanford University Medal for excellence in advising undergraduate research, the Charles Schuchert Award from the Paleontological Society, and a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. He has also been named a Fellow of the Geological Society of America as well as a Fellow of the Paleontological Society. In this podcast interview, Jonathan spoke with us about his experiences in life and science.

Everyone is paying close attention to Judge Brett Kavanaugh.On Thursday, Trump's Supreme Court nominee will face questions from Congress about alleged sexual assaults. In most cases, Supreme Court confirmation hearings aren't made-for-television affairs. But a new poll out from PBS and NPR shows that 58 percent of Americans will be paying attention to this week's confirmation hearings.Since so many people are fixated on Judge Kavanaugh, it's a good opportunity to discuss his extensive record on energy and the environment.This week on The Interchange podcast, we're joined by Michael Wara, director of the climate and energy program at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Michael is familiar with some cases that Kavanaugh has heard as a circuit judge — and he's going to help understand Kavanaugh's judicial philosophy.Wara calls him an "extreme textualist" who rarely gives deference to agencies. "He tends to discover that words in legislation can only mean one thing — and that 'thing' happens to mean that the agency can't regulate. Putting him on the court in combination with Gorsuch would likely mean a significant curtailment of agency authority to make judgments."Support for this podcast comes from Wunder Capital. Wunder Capital is the leading commercial solar financing company in the United States. Click here to find out how Wunder Capital can help you finance your next commercial solar project.We're also supported by Shoals Technologies Group, the gold standard for solar and storage balance-of-systems solutions. Learn more about how Shoals can make your project operate at the highest level.Subscribe to The Interchange podcast via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you find your audio content. Or integrate our RSS feed into the app of your choice.

Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts.Now on Spotify! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here. On Google Play here. Please share on Facebook! On Twitter: @usaadapts In episode 33 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Dr. Katharine Mach, Director of Stanford Environment Assessment Facility - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and former Co-Director of the Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Topics covered: ADAPTATION ON CAMPUS - Doug and Katharine discuss how adaptation is an emerging academic area of study on campus and what sorts of programs are now available to students. HARVARD, STANFORD THEN THE IPCC – Katharine discusses her own academic history and how she was recruited to join the staff of the IPCC. HOLISTIC ADAPTATION - Adaptation requires integrating various disciplines in both research and implementation and Katharine describes her experiences. BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER – Katharine describes ‘synthesis’ and the role it plays in the IPCC process. Learn the inner workings of the IPCC and the challenges of collaborating across cultures and continents. CLIMATEGATE – Doug and Katharine discuss the fall out of the Climategate scandal and what institutional changes it led to and also the challenges of doing sound science on such a highly charged issue. ON THE GROUND IN MOROCCO - Katharine discusses traveling to Marrakesh, Morocco, where the world’s climate community was following up the historic Paris Climate Agreement. She describes landing in Morocco on the day of the US election and talking with representatives from other countries on what the election of Trump meant. MISSION PARIS – Katharine describes the truly historic process behind the Paris climate agreement and what happens next. CHINA STEPPING UP – As the role of the US becomes increasingly uncertain, Doug and Katharine talk about the steps China is taking to mitigate its carbon footprint. CAUTIOUS IPCC - Doug discusses with Katharine the IPCC’s reputation as being too cautious in its models, demonstrating the constraints of a report published once every five years. HIGH AND LOW ADAPTATION – Katharine discusses developing metrics for identifying adaptation actions that factor in future biological and socioeconomic factors. What steps will future societies take to adapt to climate change? ADAPTATION ELEVATOR SPEECH – Katharine discusses her own experiences communicating climate change and adaptation and highlights some of the leading communicators in the field. We also discuss communicating climate change with skeptics, and how skepticism has developed into a truly western phenomenon.   MARCHING FOR SCIENCE – Doug and Katharine briefly discuss the upcoming march for sciencehttps://www.marchforscience.com/ in Washington, DC and the challenges of being apolitical in an increasingly politicized society. ADAPT OR MITIGATE – Katharine weighs in the on the tension between carbon mitigation and the need to adapt to climate impacts today. Key Quotes: “The IPCC is a grand partnership between the governments of the world and the scientists of the world.” Additional Segment: Dan Ackerstein and Tim Watkins join Doug to discuss recent comments by the new Administrator of the EPA, Scott Pruitt. Pruitt, in no uncertain terms, comments that he doesn’t think humans are the major contributors to global warming.  Dan, Tim and Doug discuss the implications of these comments.    Additional Resources: IPCC Report on Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg2/ Stanford Woods Institute Adaptation Memo https://woods.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/files/PBrief-ClimateResponse-Mach.pdf Dr. Katharine Mach https://woods.stanford.edu/about/woods-faculty/katharine-mach Additional Information on Dr. Mach https://profiles.stanford.edu/katharine-mach Dr. Mach’s CV https://cap.stanford.edu/profiles/viewCV?facultyId=85383&name=Katharine_Mach EPA Adminstrator Scott Pruitt’s comments on global warming: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/09/epa-scott-pruitt-carbon-dioxide-global-warming-climate-change America Adapts also has its own app for your listening pleasure!  Just visit the App store on Apple or Google Play on Android and search “America Adapts.” Finally, yes, most of your favorite podcasts are supported by listeners just like you! Please consider supporting this podcast by subscribing via PayPal! For more information on this podcast, visit the website at http://www.americaadapts.org and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Itunes.   America Adapts on Facebook!  Join the America Adapts Facebook Community Group. Check us out, we’re also on YouTube! Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Doug can be contacted at americaadapts @ g mail . com .

Almost 20% of the United States suffers from severe to exceptional drought, as well as sizable portions of every inhabited continent, costing global agriculture and business $6–$8 billion per year. Come learn about and discuss solutions to what the United Nations has called “the world’s most costly natural disaster.” Buzz Thompson, ’73, MBA ’75, JD ’76 is the Paradise Professor of natural resources law and McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Classes Without Quizzes are presented by the Stanford Alumni Association. Filmed on location at Stanford Reunion Homecoming 2015.

The oceans are in peril, but there is still plenty of time to save them. Will people act? Maybe if they find out more about all the wonderful creatures that live at the extremes of the oceans.  Marine Biologist Stephen Palumbi and Novelist Anthony Palumbi explore the mysteries of the deep at Town Hall Seattle, Monday, January 26th at 7:30  The oceans are still remarkably wild. Not as wild as they were, not as rich in sea life as they once were, but still, compared to land, mass extinctions haven’t occurred and though mistakes are being made, we know what to do preserve the health of the oceans.   Stephen Palumbi   is a marine biologist at Stanford and head of the Palumbi Lab where they focus on ecological, evolutionary, and conservation questions about marine (and sometimes terrestrial) organisms and ecosystems.  He directs the Stanford University Hopkins Marine Station.  He is a graduate of the University of Washington. He is also a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and  a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.Anthony Palumbi is a science writer and novelist.Stephen Palumbi's previous books have looked at human impacts on evolution and the death and life of Monterey Bay.  His new book, co-written with his son, the novelist Anthony Palumbi is The Extreme Life of the Sea . The book reads like a novel, with characters identified as the oldest, fastest, smallest, hottest, oldest creatures of the sea.  Their goal was to create enough vivid characters and strong scenes to bring the oceans to life. Backed by strong science, readers can discover that sacrifices needed aren’t that great. What’s needed is a desire to do it. 

Dr. Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer is a Research Associate at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Lead Scientist on the Natural Capital Project. She received her PhD in Environmental Science, Policy & Management from University of California - Berkeley. She then stayed on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California - Berkeley. Becky is with us today to tell us about her journey through life and science.