A series of storms overwhelmed Central Texas causing the Guadalupe River to surge 30 ft in under two hours. Dozens are confirmed dead and many remain missing. Western University has the following experts available to comment on climate-driven extremes and flood resilience.
Slobodan Simonovic
Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Areas of expertise: Climate change and flooding, sustainable development in water resources management, hydrology, energy, climate change and public infrastructure.
Reza Najafi
Associate Professor, Engineering
Areas of expertise: Hydroclimatic extremes including floods and drought, intensity and frequency of hydroclimatic extremes, climate change and water systems.
David Sills
Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Executive Director of the Northern Tornadoes Project
Areas of expertise: Weather alert systems in Canada, atmospheric science, changing nature of severe weather in Canada.
MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Zadorsky, Media Relations Officer, Western University, 226.377.1673 (mobile), jzadorsk@uwo.ca.
