Danielle Touma

Danielle Touma is a Research Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Institute for Geophysics within the Jackson School of Geosciences. She holds an office at ROC and can be reached at danielle.touma@utexas.edu. Her research focuses on climate variability, extreme climate events, hydroclimatology, and natural hazards. She is based at 2305 Speedway Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712-1692, and can be contacted at (512) 471-6048.

Research Interests: Dr. Touma’s work examines the interplay between climate change and extreme weather phenomena, including wildfire risk amplification, hydroclimatic volatility, and the impacts of vegetation dynamics on precipitation regimes. She also explores attribution methods for linking extreme events to anthropogenic climate drivers, with a focus on nonstationary climate systems and multi-dimensional risk assessment.

Key Contributions: Her research has highlighted the growing frequency of extreme rainfall events and their compounding effects on post-wildfire landscapes, as well as the role of stratospheric aerosol injection in fire weather mitigation. She has also contributed to understanding tropical cyclone precipitation patterns and the regional impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.

Affiliations and Labs: As part of the Institute for Geophysics, she collaborates on projects addressing climate variability and natural hazards, leveraging advanced modeling and observational data to inform environmental policy and disaster preparedness.