The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Jill Malmstadt, Kelsey Scheitlin, and James Elsner on hurricane climatology in Florida, another one by Kevin Archer and Kris Bezdecny on the changing ethnic patterns in Orlando, Florida, and still another one by John Grimes and Don Yow on the interest in globalization in analyzing the impact of Florida's Wild and Wonderful Shrimp Program.