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Marshall Burke
Adjunct Research AssociateView Marshall Burke's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
August 27th, 2012
FSE visiting scholar on extreme weather, economics and interdisciplinary learning
FSE, FSI Stanford NewsIs this summer's drought a glimpse of our future under a changing climate, and how are rising prices affecting the world’s poor? FSE’s visiting scholar Thomas Hertel, an agricultural economist from Purdue University, discusses these questions and related research. Read more »
December 1st, 2010
Economist article warns adapting to climate change necessary now; cites four FSE studies
FSI Stanford, FSE in the news: The Economist on November 25, 2010FSE studies referenced in Economist article on adapting to climate change. These included David Battisti and Rosamond Naylor's 2009 study on historical warnings of future food insecurity (Historical Warnings of Future Food Insecurity with Unprecedented Seasonal Heat), former FSE Visiting Fellow Wolfram Schlenker's work on climate change and crop productivity, research associate Marshall Burke's work on agricultural insurance, as well as additional climate change and agriculture studies conducted at FSE.
- » Economist article: "Adapting to climate change: Facing the consequences"
- » Economist blog: "Heat map: The world is warming"
July 12th, 2010
FSE study on climate change and conflict mentioned in The Economist piece on climate wars
FSI Stanford, FSE in the news: The Economist on July 8, 2010The hardest evidence for a link so far comes from a team led by Marshall Burke of the University of California and FSE Research Associate, and co-authored with FSE Fellow David Lobell. They studied African wars from 1980 to 2002 and found that rising temperatures are indeed associated with crop failure, economic decline and a sharp rise in the likelihood of war. It predicted a “50% increase” in the chance of civil war in Africa by 2030.
February 24th, 2010
Global warming could hurt some poor populations and lift others from poverty, FSE study finds
FSI Stanford, FSE NewsThe impact of global warming on food prices and hunger could be large over the next 20 years. But even as some people are hurt, others would be helped out of poverty, according to a new FSE study. 
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January 18th, 2010
FSE releases new book on climate change and food security
FSE NewsFSE Center Fellow David Lobell and research associate Marshall Burke released a new book, Climate Change and Food Security, this week out of Springer publishing house. The book explains the nature of the climate threat, the ways in which crops and farmers might respond, and the potential role for public and private investment to help agriculture adapt to a warmer world.
