Noah Diffenbaugh – The Conversation

Some areas wouldn’t see immediate effects, and there could be serious consequences. Buda Mendes/Getty Images

September 27, 2022

Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years

Patrick W. Keys, Colorado State University; Curtis Bell, US Naval War College; Elizabeth A. Barnes, Colorado State University; James W. Hurrell, Colorado State University, and Noah Diffenbaugh, Stanford University

Injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere won’t immediately cool the entire planet. A new study shows how parts of the US, China and Europe might still see temperatures rising a decade later.

Homes overlook a forest in the wildland-urban interface in Arizona. Marius von Essen

February 7, 2022

The fastest population growth in the West’s wildland‑urban interface is in areas most vulnerable to wildfires

Krishna Rao, Stanford University; Alexandra Konings, Stanford University; Marta Yebra, Australian National University; Noah Diffenbaugh, Stanford University, and Park Williams, University of California, Los Angeles

A new study maps vegetation’s fire risk across the West and shows where population in the highest-risk areas from California to Texas is booming.

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