Helen Greatrex, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography and Department of Statistics, University Park, PA; Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, The Hague and Shanna N. McClain, NASA, Disasters Program, Washington, DC

Lori Peek, University of Colorado, Boulder, Professor, Dept. of Sociology and Director, Natural Hazards Center, Boulder, CO and Henry Huntington, Chief Editor of Weather and Society, Eagle River, AK