Danielle Touma

Extreme climate events in a warming world
Assistant Research Professor | she/her
UT Institute for Geophysics | UT Austin

[Danielle Touma @danielletouma]

👏We have two awesome invited speakers for our #AGU23 session

🌏🌍Internal Variability of the Climate System: Methods, Mechanisms, Changes, and Impacts 🌎🌏

Ulla Heede (CU Boulder)
Kevin Schwarzwald @ks905383 (Columbia)

⌛️Make sure you submit an abstract by August 2 - link 👇!

[Danielle Touma @danielletouma]

Present your work in our #AGU23 session: Internal Variability of the Climate System: Methods, Mechanisms, Changes, and Impacts! We're excited to see your abstract! Co-convened by @ClimateFlavors, @KayMcmonigal & Raul Wood. Description & submission link: https://t.co/MEzjsKHscl

[Daniel Swain @Weather_West]

This morning, "extremely critical" wildfire risk designation--the highest level--has been expanded by NOAA SPC to include portions of San Diego County as well as much of LA/Ventura counties. Very strong winds & *extremely* low humidity w/record dry fuels expected. #CAwx #CAfire

[Daniel Swain @Weather_West]

Might there be some actual rain next wknd in SoCal? Yes, there's a good chance of showers! But uncertainty is high; SoCal will be on "razor's edge" between heavier downpours (& post-fire debris flow risk) and yet another strong/dry offshore wind event. Stay tuned. #CAwx #CAfire

[University of Texas Institute for Geophysics @UTGeophysics]

For the first UTIG+ Climate Hour of 2025, Danielle Touma discussed the climate science behind the #LAWildfires, why they spread so quick and what to expect in the future.

If you're a climate scientist at @txgeosciences or @UTAustin, Climate Hour meets Fridays at 1:30pm at UTIG.

[Danielle Touma @danielletouma]

Thank you @aznfusion for speaking to me about our new paper on hydroclimate volatility (https://t.co/hcn4QmG5pb) and how it relates to the LA wildfires

[University of Texas Institute for Geophysics @UTGeophysics]

The climate coincidences that whipped up the LA wildfires are only going to become more common, according to @UTGeophysics's extreme weather expert Danielle Touma.

Read @DefectorMedia's interview with Danielle: https://t.co/2isLeQy11V

[Daniel Swain @Weather_West]

Our paper on "Hydroclimate volatility on a Warming Earth" is out in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. We assess existing scientific literature & conduct new analysis--concluding that "#HydroclimateWhiplash" is increasing due to #ClimateChange. [Thread] https://t.co/OMmihfAENg

[Lixin Wang (him, he) @ecohydro_wang]

Climate change is leading to an increase in extreme rainfall events. However, in this new study, we showed that extreme flooding events won’t increase as much. Why? Plants are helping us, as always :)

[Antonios Mamalakis @AntoniosMamala2]

I am so excited about this! 10 more days to apply!

[Danielle Touma @danielletouma]

@caro_in_space @theAGU @LamontEarth Oooh nice. I'll definitely come find you! :)

[Zack Labe @ZLabe]

Just dropping by to share our new perspective piece, which dives into an early career view on supporting and training scientists for interdisciplinary work in the rapidly growing field of extreme weather and climate event research...

#OpenAccess Paper: https://t.co/Rb6FuY3mrY

[Yifan Cheng @YifanCheng4]

I am recruiting two graduate students (MS or PhD) interested in computational hydrology for Fall 2025 to join my newly established a.c.t. hydro lab (https://t.co/wSedPmIaYo) @UBuffalo @SUNY! Please share widely! More details can be found here: https://t.co/mmuMNtwojq

[Earth and Environmental Science Faculty Jobs @earth_jobs]

Breakout out those CVs and personal statements - it's time for the next job cycle!!

We're pleased to announce that the 2024-2025 EES Jobs List is LIVE!

Access the list here: https://t.co/T5PkOJlkKE

Wishing you all a successful season! 😊

[University of Texas Institute for Geophysics @UTGeophysics]

With the largest blaze in Texas history still burning across the state, @BBC_Future asked climate scientist @danielletouma @UTGeophysics why extreme weather could mean more wildfires for Texas.

Read the report: https://t.co/Vm24hwBFIF
@UTexasResearch @txgeosciences

[Cell Press @CellPressNews]

"To understand climate change adaptation we must characterize climate variability. Here's how." @OneEarth_CP https://t.co/oimv9Vqvy2

@AnnePisor @danielletouma @ClimateChirper @stanforddoerr James Holland Jones

[Anne Pisor @AnnePisor]

1. Climate adaptation is underfunded, partially because it’s hard to project returns on investment. We need to know more about what works where, says the UNFCCC.

My coauthors & I say: existing data can do this, & at scale.

New paper in One Earth: https://t.co/CsJioEpfD5

[Dr Doug McNeall @dougmcneall]

Good round-up of how shocking 2023 has been from a climate perspective. Quotes from yours truly @dougmcneall, @ed_hawkins, @hausfath, @keltonminor, @danielletouma, @kristie_ebi, @MarkSerreze https://t.co/KBnuxATSto by @CarolynGramling

[Danielle Touma @danielletouma]

@wildland_zko This is also a cool demonstration of how a wildfire behaves under wet/cool conditions vs warm/dry conditions, and how day to day and location to location changes in these conditions can set how far, fast, and severe a wildfire will burn!

[David Lafferty @DavidCLafferty]

The second paper of my PhD has been published in @Nature_NPJ Climate & Atmospheric Science! ✨

We quantify the uncertainty associated with downscaling & bias-correcting CMIP6 climate models. This uncertainty is important in many circumstances!

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https://t.co/pPbYps8bIV

[Danielle Touma @danielletouma]

@malisolves Loved this puzzle! The two quote clues crossing each other were my faves.

[Colin Raymond @regclimo]

Data, data, everywhere... Starting a new analysis and not quite sure what relevant datasets are out there, or how to choose among them? The updated NCAR Climate Data Guide may be just the thing -- it lists quick pros and cons, plus figures, metadata, and expert notes. 1/6

[Prof Sonia I. Seneviratne @SISeneviratne]

Once again, it is time to share this @IPCC_CH #AR6 graphic:
With every fraction of additional global warming, heat extremes & heavy precipitation events become both more frequent & more intense on average over land regions. And some regions are also affected by drought increases.