Invited talk | Session ID 280794
Victoria L. Todd
Paleoclimatologist at NSF NCAR.
I am Dr. Victoria L. Todd. I am currently an Advanced Study Program (ASP) postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), where I work in the Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory. I earned my Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin after completing an M.S. in Geosciences at Baylor University. My research uses paleoclimate records and Earth system models to understand how drought, monsoons, glaciers, and ecosystems respond to climate change.
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San Francisco | Dec. 7-11, 2026
Invited talk | Session ID 280136
Andean Glacier Dynamics over the past 350 ka
GC029: Climate change, variability and impacts in Central and South AmericaFeatured CGD seminar
The Green Sahara as a Driver of Holocene Climate Dynamics
Recorded CGD seminar on Green Sahara teleconnections and regional hydroclimate.
Research
Improving predictions using paleoclimate data
Using climate models and paleoclimate data together helps us better understand climate system responses and how models simulate those behaviors.
Field
Cores
Geochemistry
AnalysisSelected work
Recent highlights
Featured research
North Pacific warming can sustain Southwest US drought
Proxy records and simulations link warming to persistent Southwest drought.
Lake Titicaca
Improved constraints on Andean glaciations
A refined chronology improves comparisons of tropical Andean glacier maxima.
Colorado Rockies
High-elevation ecosystems through deglacial warming
A Cumbres Bog record reconstructs alpine ecosystem change since the Last Glacial Maximum.
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology | doi.orgImproved constraints on Andean glaciations from the Lake Titicaca continental drilling recordScientific Reports | doi.orgProteomic taxonomic identification can identify cryptic diversity of Squamata in modern and paleontological specimensNature Research Briefing | doi.orgNorth Pacific response to warming sustains drought in the Southwest USNature Geoscience | doi.orgNorth Pacific ocean-atmosphere responses to Holocene and future warming drive Southwest US droughtPaleoceanography and Paleoclimatology | doi.orgHydroclimate and ecosystem changes in the Colorado Rocky Mountains since the Last Glacial MaximumAeolian Research | doi.orgLate Quaternary aeolian environments, luminescence chronology and climate change for the Monahans dune field, Winkler County, West Texas, USAJournal of Visualized Experiments | doi.orgIsolation of quartz grains for optically stimulated luminescence dating of Quaternary sediments for paleoenvironmental research
Media
In the News
News stories and institutional coverage.
New York Times | nytimes.comWest megadrought may last decadesNewsweek | newsweek.comSouthwest US megadrought could last until 2100Inside Climate News | insideclimatenews.orgSouthwest drought likely to continueThe Salt Lake Tribune | sltrib.comWest megadrought may last decadesEurekAlert! | eurekalert.orgRelief from drought in southwest U.S. likely isn't comingUT Austin Jackson School | jsg.utexas.eduUniversity release on Southwest droughtTechnology Networks | technologynetworks.comThe Southwest US drought could persist until 2100Nature Geoscience editorial | doi.orgEditorial: Navigating droughtScienmag | scienmag.comNorth Pacific climate shifts drive Southwest US droughtUT Austin newsletter | jsg.utexas.eduSouthwest megadrought feature
All coverage
MSN | 2025-12-13Ominous warning to humanity as nearly 700 huge sinkholes consume Turkey mirroring biblical prophecyMirage News | 2025-12-09Climate Change Blamed for Southwest's Drought: ReportUniversity of Michigan News | 2025-12-09Southwest's disappearing precipitation is also due to human-driven climate change, according to reportUT Austin newsletter | 2025-12-01Southwest megadrought could last much longerYahoo! | 2025-10-15Up in the airThe Salt Lake Tribune | 2025-10-11Human emissions are helping fuel the Southwest's epic droughtKUNC | 2025-10-05Human emissions are helping fuel the Southwest's epic droughtYahoo! | 2025-09-26Letters to the Editor: We need 'hyper-creative, out-of-the-box solutions' to address water-use issuesinkl | 2025-08-24Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the American Southwest into permanent droughtSpace.com | 2025-08-24Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the American Southwest into permanent droughtToday Headline | 2025-08-24Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the American Southwest into permanent droughtYahoo! | 2025-08-24Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the American Southwest into permanent droughtEspanol.news | 2025-08-17Los cambios en el Oceano Pacifico pueden 'bloquear' en Megadroyed durante decadasHouston Chronicle | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtIdaho Press | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtinkl | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtNew Canaan Advertiser | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtNew Scientist | 2025-08-13Pacific Ocean changes may 'lock in' US megadrought for decadesPhys.org | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtSeattle Post-Intelligencer | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtSFGate | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtShelton Herald | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtThe Conversation | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtThe Darien Times | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtToday Headline | 2025-08-13Why winter rains keep skipping the SouthwestYahoo! News | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtYahoo! News | 2025-08-13Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent droughtYahoo! | 2025-08-06Scientists issue warning about worsening crisis that could impact US for decades to come: 'Warm blob'The Cool Down | 2025-08-01Scientists issue warning about worsening crisis that could impact US for decades to come: 'Warm blob'lado.mx | 2025-07-21El suroeste de EEUU podria estar en sequia hasta 2100, afirma estudioNoticias de la tierra | 2025-07-21Segun un nuevo estudio, es probable que no llegue alivio de la sequia en el suroeste de EE. UU.NotiPress.mx | 2025-07-21El suroeste de EEUU podria estar en sequia hasta 2100, afirma estudioArs Technica | 2025-07-20Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research findsEspanol.news | 2025-07-20Sequia del suroeste que probablemente continue hasta 2100, la investigacion encuentraInside Climate News | 2025-07-18Southwestern Drought Likely to Continue Through 2100, Research FindsThe Salt Lake Tribune | 2025-07-18The West's megadrought might not let up for decades, study suggestsToday Headline | 2025-07-18Around the world, heat season is off to a roaring startDNYUZ | 2025-07-17Heat Season Is Off to a Roaring StartScienmag | 2025-07-17North Pacific climate shifts drive Southwest US droughtTechnology Networks | 2025-07-17The Southwest US Drought Could Persist Until 2100, Say ResearchersThe Debrief | 2025-07-17American Southwest Faces 'New Reality' as Scientists Warn Severe Megadrought May Endure for CenturiesWater Online | 2025-07-17Relief From Drought In Southwest U.S. Likely Isn't Coming, According To New Research30science | 2025-07-16Studio, siccita negli Usa e destinata a durare fino alla fine del secoloBelleville News-Democrat | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Bradenton Herald | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Centre Daily Times | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100DNYUZ | 2025-07-16The West's Megadrought Might Not Let Up for Decades, Study SuggestsHerald Sun | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Idaho Statesman | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Ledger-Enquirer | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Lexington Herald Leader | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Merced Sun-Star | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Myrtle Beach Sun News | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100New York Times | 2025-07-16The West's Megadrought Might Not Let Up for Decades, Study SuggestsNews Tribune | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Newsweek | 2025-07-16Southwest US megadrought could last until 2100Raleigh News and Observer | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Star-Telegram | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100The Island Packet | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100The Modesto Bee | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100The Tribune | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100The Wichita Eagle | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100Tri-City Herald | 2025-07-16Southwest US's Alarming 'Megadrought' Could Last Until 2100EurekAlert! | 2025-07-15Relief from drought in southwest U.S. likely isn't coming, according to new researchMirage News | 2025-07-15Southwest U.S. Drought Relief Unlikely, Study FindsUT Austin Jackson School | 2025-07-15Relief from drought in southwest U.S. likely isn't coming
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