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.