A critical appraisal on the article by John A. Cross titled, Megacites and small towns: Different perspectives on hazard vulnerability.

MEGACITIES AND SMALL TOWNS: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON HAZARD VULNERABILITY "In a world of uncertainty, the only constant is change and rapid change produces a multitude of diverse facts." Risk is an integral part of life and it is based on a combination of hazard and vulnerability. Over the past couple of decades, considerable attention has been placed upon the studies of hazards and their mitigation processes. While no country in the world is entirely safe, …

…important values and statistics, too many critical issues were neglected. When writing an article about hazard vulnerabitlity, it is absolutely imperative for the author to discuss all the current events encompassing the topic. The lack of discussion in reference to changing population demographics, the emergence of new un-natural hazards, and current hazard mitigation practices severely affected the completeness and overall quality of this article. Consequently, John Cross's article was an incomplete evaluation of hazard vulnerability