Dear Harvir Singh, Kopal Arora, Raghvendra Ashrit, and E.N. Rajagopal:

As you are aware, we have now received two anonymous reviews for your manuscript, which are largely positive, but do bring up a number of issues. You have responded to these comments, thank you.

I now invite you to prepare a revised version of your manuscript along the lines of the reviewer (and your own) comments in the discussion phase. Along with the revised version, can you please give a detailed reply as to how you have responded to each of the reviewer's comments (similar to what you did already) but this time, be clear how you have adjusted the manuscript in response. So for example, in your reply to reviewer 2, number 1, you enter into a discussion with the reviewer, but it is not clear if you have modified your manuscript as a result. But, in your reply to reviewer 2, number 2, it is clear what you have done. If a reviewer has a doubt, or query, then in addition to answering them in your reply, you might want to add some sort of rewording or clarification in your manuscript.

Along with your author reply, would you please prepare a track change document of what has changed between the first version and second version of your manuscript. Please then include this in the same document as your author reply.

I look forward to receiving the next version of your manuscript, and will then send it back to the Reviewer 2.

Regards, Bruce D Malamud
[NHESS Executive Editor]

Dear Harvir Singh, Kopal Arora, Raghvendra Ashrit, and En Rajagopal:

Thank you very much for the last set of minor revisions and the detailed track change document, along with reply to the reviewers. I apologize for the delay. Referee #2 has now (12 days ago) returned a small review on your revised manuscript, and is generally pleased, but asks for you to include one set of minor changes. Would you please address these final two points, and return a revised version?

I will no longer send this out for further review, but rather take a quick look at these changes myself.

Regards, Bruce D Malamud

Dear Harvir Singh, Kopal Arora, Raghvendra Ashrit, and En Rajagopal:

Thank you for your last set of minor changes to your manuscript. I'd like to do one last set of minor changes with your (many of these would be picked up during copy-editing phase, but better to do them now, and let the copy-editors focus on other elements of your manuscript).

(a) I've attached a document with some suggestions and indicate major items in 'b' and 'c' here.
(b) Throughout your text, would you please ensure that it is very clear where facts and information are from. In other words--an in-text citation (reference) which could be grey literature or peer-review literature, or perhaps information from a figure. There are many places in your text this is not clear. So yous state facts/information, but not clear where these are from.
(c) For all figure captions/table headers, please ensure these are enough self-standing that a reader would not have to figure them out on their own or go to the text for high-level details. So for example, if you have acronyms, then remind us what it means (and put the acronym in brackets). Or, if their is summary statistics of data presented, give the in-text citation for that data.
(d) Everywhere, double check for typos. I saw some, copy-editor will pick up on others, but now is the time for you to pick up on these, BEFORE it goes to copy-editing. So missing spaces. Or, "form" instead of "from". Please read the text carefully.
(e) Make sure ALL figures are of high-enough resolution that they will appear well in the final verison online.
(f) We have a set of guidelines to authors here: http://www.natural-hazards-and-earth-system-sciences.net/for_authors/manuscript_preparation.html. You've mostly followed these, thank you, but might want to refer to these again.

Regards, Bruce D Malamud
NHESS Executive Editor

Dear Harvir Singh, Kopal Arora, Raghvendra Ashrit, and En Rajagopal:

Thank you for your last set of minor changes to your manuscript. I find I am repeating myself on certain items. I realize you are anxious to publish this, but please, if items are asked, do not do the bare minimum--the result will be a better paper.

(a) Everywhere, double check for typos. I saw some, copy-editor will pick up on others, but now is the time for you to pick up on these, BEFORE it goes to copy-editing. So missing spaces. Or, "form" instead of "from". Please read the text carefully.
(b) Make sure ALL figures are of high-enough resolution that they will appear well in the final verison online. Some are very low resolution.

[better, but still needs work]
(c) Throughout your text, would you please ensure that it is very clear where facts and information are from. In other words--an in-text citation (reference) which could be grey literature or peer-review literature, or perhaps information from a figure. There are many places in your text this is not clear. So you state facts/information, but not clear where these are from.

Other:
(d) Please put abbreviations in alphabetical order by the abbreviation.

I look forward to receiving (I hope) the final version--but please do go through it carefully--I don't feel at this point I should need to point out specific spaces missing, typos (many places where you have 'form' instead of 'from', or other typos), or further places that in-text citations are needed. This really is up to you.

Regards, Bruce D Malamud
NHESS Executive Editor

Dear Harvir Singh, Kopal Arora, Raghvendra Ashrit, and En Rajagopal:

Thank you for your last set of minor changes to your manuscript. I again find I am repeating myself on certain items. Again, I realize you are anxious to publish this, but please, if items are asked, do not do the bare minimum--the result will be a better paper.

(a) Everywhere, double check for typos. I saw some, copy-editor will pick up on others, but now is the time for you to pick up on these, BEFORE it goes to copy-editing. Please read the text carefully. I have spotted some of these and note them in the attached.
(b) Make sure ALL figures are of high-enough resolution that they will appear well in the final verison online. Some are very low resolution. You state they are all high resolution, but your box and whisker plots are unreadable for the smaller fonts. I need to be assured these are high enough resolution for print.

[better, but still needs work]
(c) Throughout your text, would you please ensure that it is very clear where facts and information are from. In other words--an in-text citation (reference) which could be grey literature or peer-review literature, or perhaps information from a figure. There are many places in your text this is not clear. So you state facts/information, but not clear where these are from. I have have indicated these in the attached.

I look forward to receiving (I hope) the final version--but please do go through it carefully--I really should not be pointing out specific spaces missing, typos, or further places that in-text citations are needed. This really is up to you. After I agree to your final version, your text will need to go through copy-editing, as I have only mentioned a few places I see items where changes would benefit your manuscript.

Regards, Bruce D Malamud
NHESS Executive Editor

Dear Harvir Singh, Kopal Arora, Raghvendra Ashrit, and En Rajagopal:

Thank you for your modifications. I am happy to accept your paper for publication in NHESS, but would ask you work closely with Copernicus as there are still a number of formatting issues not yet addressed.

I look forward to seeing your paper in print.

Regards, Bruce D Malamud
[NHESS Executive Editor]