Media mention: Flood, drought analysis: Impact reduction is effective – but fails in unprecedented events

March 8, 2023

Where: European Commission, “Flood and drought analysis shows that impact-reduction strategies are effective – but fail in unprecedented events” 

Who: Alfonso Mejia, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering 

What: Alfonso Mejia, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and affiliate researcher at the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, contributed to a global study that examined risk management tactics in the face of extreme weather events. An article by the European Commission discussed the results of that study. 

 

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