Guest Editors:
Nasim Uddin, Ph.D. University of Alabama, Birmingham ([email protected])
Louise Comfort, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh ([email protected])

The global pandemic of COVID-19 created enormous strains on the social and technical capacity of nations of the world as they sought to cope with a major threat that emerged in late December 2019 and continues through 2022. This colossal threat to global health has fundamentally challenged the sociotechnical infrastructure of nations to protect their populations and serves as a focal point for a special collection of articles for the Natural Hazards Review. This collection of timely articles provides insightful perspectives on the myriad facets of how the threat of COVID-19 has affected the global, national, state, and local operations to protect public health. Other articles will be added to this special collection, as scholars continue to explore the multidisciplinary, multijurisdictional facets of this massive global event. We invite you to read the articles and we welcome your comments in response.