Maria Zuber discusses the recent Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter and Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory NASA projects, which collect data on lunar topography and craters. (January 11, 2012)

Perspectives on the First Billion Years of History from Spacecraft Observations

Greg Beroza of the Stanford School of Earth Sciences presents at the National Science Foundation Research Expo, "Which Hazards Are in Your Backyard?" (September 6, 2011)

Honing Hazards Prediction

Stanford experts discuss why in a world of limited resources it is crucial that we understand the consequences that our decisions today have on the future.  (April 22, 2011)

Connecting The Dots: The Food, Energy, Water, and Climate Nexus

The second of two evenings devoted to the examination of the earthquake that struck northern Japan. Experts from different fields will give their own interpretations of the impact that the catastrophe will have on the country. (April 26, 2011)

The Great Tohoku, Japan Disaster (Part II)

A panel of experts gives individual presentations and then fields audience questions regarding the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and the repercussions it had on Japanese society. (April 25, 2011)

The Great Tohoku, Japan Disaster (Part I)

Rod Ewing talks about the future of nuclear energy and more importantly, nuclear waste and its disposal -- emphasizing that it is an issue that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. (January 24, 2011)

Plutonium: Nuclear vs. Geological Solutions

Roland Horne begins the first of a series of two lectures discussing the oil leak that began on April 20, 2010. He discusses the technical aspects of the  catastrophe by analyzing the engineering aspects of the incident. (November 16, 2010)

The Deepwater Horizon Accident: What Happened and Why?

The 2009 Risser Prize Winners, Hal Bernton, Justin Mayo, and Steve Ringman, will be joined by other experts for a public forum about the issues the article raised concerning data visualization techniques and mapping. (January 27, 2010)

Visualizing the Environment: Mapping Data and Telling Stories in Journalism, Scholarship and Environmental Policy

A distinguished panel of Stanford experts discuss some of the issues and challenges we must address on the way to a new energy future. (January 20, 2009)

Fueling the Future

Water is essential to life and fresh water issues around the globe dominate the news, yet millions live without access to a safe and plentiful water supply. Experts will discuss pollution, droughts, floods, conservation and public health. (February 19, 2008)

International Water

School of Earth Sciences

Water is essential to life and fresh water issues around the globe dominate the news, yet millions live without access to a safe and plentiful water supply. Experts discuss pollution, droughts, floods, conservation, and public health. (January 22, 2008)

The World's Water

Professors Lynn Orr, Gil Masters, Margot Gerritsen, and Jim Sweeney examine alternative sources of energy, including the energy savings that can be realized by conservation efforts. (March 7, 2006)

The End of Oil? Moving Towards Alternatives

Stanford Professors Tabazadeh and Dunbar, and Lecturer Mastrandrea, present research on how solar radiation is captured in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases (GHG), how GHGs have been increasing, and why models suggest risks to humans. (February 21, 2006)

The End of Oil? Carbon, Climate, and Consequences

Stanford Professors Gary Ernst and Karen Seto, along with Project Director of the Natural Capital Project Christine Tam, characterize the  topography of China, its geology, how land form has influenced China's development. (February 13, 2007)

Made in China: Urbanization & Land Use

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