The great kawa

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject! After months of waiting, I'm glad you finally joined. There are numerous ongoing projects occurring within the project, such as improving the existing articles on retired hurricanes to their highest potential, as well as continually updating active season articles with the latest information, though any changes big or small will be appreciated. The next two items are template-form information letters to tropical cyclone participants. First is the ideal format for a tropical cyclone article.

Dear Tropical cyclone editor,

As a member of the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject, you are receiving this message to describe how you can better tropical cyclone articles. There are hundreds of tropical cyclone articles, though many of them are poorly organized and lacking in information. Using the existing featured articles as a guide line, here is the basic format for the ideal tropical cyclone article.

1. Infobox- Whenever possible, the infobox should have a picture for the tropical cyclone. The picture can be any uploaded picture about the storm, though ideally it should be a satellite shot of the system. If that is not available, damage pictures, either during the storm or after the storm, are suitable. In the area that says Formed, indicate the date on which the storm first developed into a tropical depression. In the area that says Dissipated, indicate the date on which the storm lost its tropical characteristics. This includes when the storm became extratropical, or if it dissipated. If the storm dissipated and reformed, include the original start date and the final end date. Highest winds should be the local unit of measurement for speed (mph in non-metric countries, km/h in metric countries), with the other unit in parenthesis. The lowest pressure should be in mbars. Damages should, when available, be in the year of impact, then the present year. The unit of currency can be at your discretion, though typically it should be in USD. Fatalities indicate direct deaths first, then indirect deaths. Areas affected should only be major areas of impact. Specific islands or cities should only be mentioned if majority of the cyclone's effects occurred there.
2. Intro- The intro for every article should be, at a minimum, 2 paragraphs. For more impacting hurricanes, it should be 3. The first should describe the storm in general, including a link to the seasonal article, its number in the season, and other statistics. The second should include a brief storm history, while the third should be impact.
3. Storm history- The storm history should be a decent length, relatively proportional to the longevity of the storm. Generally speaking, the first paragraph should be the origins of the storm, leading to the system reaching tropical storm status. The second should be the storm reaching its peak. The third should be post-peak until landfall and dissipation. This section is very flexible, depending on meteorological conditions, but it should generally be around 3. Storm histories can be longer than three paragraphs, though they should be less than five. Anything more becomes excessive. Remember, all storm impacts, preparations, and records can go elsewhere. Additional pictures are useful here. If the picture in the infobox is of the storm at its peak, use a landfall picture in the storm history. If the picture in the infobox is of the storm at its landfall, use the peak. If the landfall is its peak, use a secondary peak, or even a random point in the storm's history.
4. Preparations- The preparations section can be any length, depending on the amount of preparations taken by people for the storm. Hurricane watches and warnings need to be mentioned here, as well as the number of people evacuated from the coast. Include numbers of shelters, and other info you can find on how people prepared for the storm.
5. Impact- For landfalling storms, the impact section should be the majority of the article. First, if the storm caused deaths in multiple areas, a death table would work well in the top level impact section. A paragraph of the general effects of the storm is also needed. After the intro paragraph, impact should be broken up by each major area. It depends on the information, but sections should be at least one paragraph, if not more. In the major impact areas, the first paragraph should be devoted to meteorological statistics, including rainfall totals, peak wind gusts on land, storm surge, wave heights, beach erosion, and tornadoes. The second should be actual damage. Possible additional paragraphs could be detailed information on crop damage or specifics. Death and damage tolls should be at the end. Pictures are needed, as well. Ideally, there would be at least one picture for each sub-section in the impact, though this sometimes can't happen. For storms that impact the United States or United States territories, this site can be used for rainfall data, including an image of rainfall totals.
6. Aftermath- The aftermath section should describe foreign aid, national aid, reconstruction, short-term and long-term environmental effects, and disease. Also, the storm's retirement information, whether it happened or not, should be mentioned here.
7. Records- This is optional, but can't hurt to be included.
8. Other- The ideal article should have inline sourcing, with the {{cite web}} formatting being preferable. Always double check your writing and make sure it makes sense.

Good luck with future writing, and if you have a question about the above, don't hesitate to ask.

Here's a copy of our latest monthly newsletter.

Number 4, September 3, 2006

The Hurricane Herald

This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The Hurricane Herald aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and global tropical cyclone activity. If you wish to change how you receive this newsletter, or no longer wish to receive it, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list. The WikiProject now has its own IRC channel.

"Katrina is important to BS but BS is not important to the story of Katrina."

Storm of the month

Typhoon Saomai nearing its landfall in China

Typhoon Saomai (known as Typhoon Juan to PAGASA) claimed at least 441 lives and caused over $1.5 billion in damage. After forming on August 4 near Chuuk, the storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Marianas, the Philippines, Taiwan and southeastern China. It started to intensify, and reached its official peak with winds of 95 knots (175 km/h, 110 mph) on August 9. The JTWC reported that it peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon the same day, a strength Chinese forecasters described as the most powerful to hit China in 50 years. Saomai maintained that strength until landfall on August 10 and dissipated inland the next day.

Other tropical cyclone activity

There were 16 other tropical cyclones during August, in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

• In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Chris moved to the north of Puerto Rico before dissipating on August 5 near Cuba.
• Tropical Storm Debby formed near the Cape Verde islands on August 21 but had no effects on land.
• Hurricane Ernesto formed in the Caribbean on August 24 and affected Haiti and Cuba, before making landfalls in Florida and South Carolina. It killed at least 5 people.
• In the east Pacific, Tropical Storm Fabio dissipated on August 3 well away from land.
• Tropical Storm Gilma formed on August 1 and lasted for two days before dissipating.
• Hurricane Hector reached its peak as a Category 2 hurricane on August 18 well away from land.
• Hurricane Ileana became the second major hurricane of the east Pacific season when it reached Category 3 intensity on August 23.
• Hurricane John formed near to Mexico on August 28 and to the northwest near the coast. It prompted a series of warnings from Michoacán to Baja California Sur, where it made landfall in September.
• Hurricane Kristy was briefly a hurricane on August 31, but its proximity to Hurricane John caused it to weaken soon after.
• Hurricane Ioke became the most intense Central Pacific hurricane on record on August 26 with a minimum pressure of 920 mbar. After crossing the dateline and becoming Typhoon Ioke it passed just to the north of Wake Island at Category 4 strength.
• Typhoon Prapiroon (Henry) reached its peak as a minimal typhoon in the South China Sea. It killed 77 people when it made landfall in China.
• Severe Tropical Storm Maria formed on August 4 and threatened Japanese coast.
• Severe Tropical Storm Bopha (Inday) passed over Taiwan as a tropical storm on August 9.
• Tropical Storm Wukong passed over Kyūshū on August 18.
• Tropical Storm Sonamu (Katring) was a minimal storm that was absorbed by Wukong on August 20.
• Tropical Depression 13W formed near Hainan on August 23 and soon made landfall in Guandong.

Main Page content

• Hurricane Mitch appeared on the Main Page as Today's Featured Article on August 16.
• Entries from List of Delaware hurricanes, Fiji Meteorological Service, Tropical Storm Helene (2000), Atlantic hurricane reanalysis and Hurricane Kyle (2002) appeared on the Main Page in the Did you know column during August.
• Hurricane Katrina appeared on the Main Page in the On this Day column on August 29.

New articles and improvements wanted

• Landfall (meteorology) and Rapid deepening should be expanded.
• Direct hit (meteorology) and Cyclogenesis should be created.
• 2006 storm articles should be updated in light of the Tropical Cyclone Reports.

Member of the month

Cyclone barnstar

The August member of the month is Nilfanion. The WikiProject awards this to him for his contributions in many diverse sections of the project. Nilfanion joined the Wikiproject in April and provides track maps for the project and has produced a featured picture. He has developed the tropical cyclone Commons Category scheme in the process. In addition he has produced a number of quality articles and is active in assessment.

New and improved articles

• New storm articles include Cyclone Thelma, Typhoon Ewiniar (2006), Tropical Storm Otto (2004), Cyclone Heta (2003), Hurricane John (2006), Hurricane Kyle (2002), Hurricane Ioke and Hurricane Ernesto (2006).
• New non-storm articles include List of Delaware hurricanes, Fiji Meteorological Service and Atlantic hurricane reanalysis.
• New featured articles, lists and pictures: 2003 Pacific hurricane season, List of Delaware hurricanes and Global tropical cyclone tracks.

Storm article statistics

Grade	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
FA	10	13	16	15
A	7	6	6	7
GA	5	18	24	28
B	82	79	77	79
Start	168	180	191	200
Stub	10	8	8	8
Total	282	303	322	337
percentage ≥Less than B	63.1	62.0	61.8	61.7

Tropical cyclone imagery

When uploading an image of a tropical cyclone please

1. Download the highest resolution image possible to your computer, not a thumbnail.
2. If the image is free, upload it to Commons. In general, only upload to en.wikipedia if it is a Fair Use image. Wherever you upload, follow the instructions.
3. Preferably, include a link to the source image, not just the source site.
4. If you upload to Commons, add relevant Categories to the image, see the Commons category scheme. Make sure at least one category you add is the storm's category.

The following is a good image description:

{{Information

|Description=Visible image of Hurricane Ernesto on 2006-08-27 at peak strength just south of Haiti as seen by GOES-12.
|Source=Original image located here.
|Date=2006-08-27
|Author=The Naval Research Laboratory
|Permission={{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}}

}}
[[Category:Hurricane Ernesto (2006)]] [[Category:NRL images of tropical cyclones|Ernesto (2006)]]

If you have any questions, feel to ask anywhere. Good luck with any future contributions, and see you around! Hurricanehink (talk) 00:31, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Tropical cyclones WikiProject Newsletter #5

The October issue of the WikiProject Tropical cyclones newsletter is now available. If you wish to receive the full newsletter or no longer be informed of the release of future editions, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list.--Nilfanion (talk) 00:24, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Reality

Usually it is initially when it comes to Colbert; as fans will go after the next closest thing they can. Just saves someone the pain of reverting it a lot. - RoyBoy ⁸⁰⁰ 05:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Alright, thanks, just wondering. The great kawa 11:23, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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Lessons

Can you teach me Italian. Per favore? Realmente desidero imparare!!!!(I used a translator for this) -Tobi4242 02:00, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunately no because I posted that info on my page awhile ago and I haven't practiced ANY Italian in well over a year. So I went from a near-fluent level to forgetting most of it (sounds impossible, but it happens). I am currently only studying Japanese extensively in preparation for taking my JLPT Levels 4 and 3 and some Spanish alongside that. So, while not now, when I do get back to it (and I will master it within a year or two) I might as well because honestly, Spanish and Italian are EXTREMELY easy to learn compared to Japanese (which I now find easy). And it will only take me a little while to re-remember everything. So maybe when I get back to it. ;) The great kawa 02:07, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks anyway. -Tobi4242 15:43, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Moisés Kaufman

Thanks for adding him to the LGBT list! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 12:27, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

August 2007

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, we remind you not to attack other editors, as you did on Talk:List of Akatsuki members. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Omghgomg 05:40, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Listen, kid, if you accuse me of attacking other members (when I am actually defending the logic shared by an entire community) then you better at least do the same to the other people who have made "attacks" as well. The great kawa 06:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

I am sorry about that. It turns out I was just reading the latest change instead of the whole discussion from my watchlist. I'd assumed that you were simply 'biting' the 'newbie'. Sorry about that. I had not read the whole discussion. Please accept my humblest apologies and just simply remind me next time to read the whole discussion before I put a template on your talk page. Again, I am very sorry for what I have done. Hope you will forgive me for my accusations. Omghgomg 06:18, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

I just like to thank you for your apology. Once again, I am truly sorry. Also, thank you for the vote of confidence, it is nice to know that there are people out there who are willing to support me. =) _{(Sorry for the delayed response)} Omghgomg 08:15, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

WPTC Active Members

Hey, I was pleasantly surprised you're still interested in the project. Are you still interested in writing on tropical cyclones, as well? Over the last few months our project has come to a standstill, so I'm just curious. Hope all is well. --Hurricanehink (talk) 19:15, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

That's cool! Well, Hurricane Charley is on Peer Review, and some editors are trying to get it to FA, but some interest has died down on it. Do you think you'd be able to give it a look, maybe reorganize some things? The Florida section, in particular, is a little weak, as is the aftermath section. If that's too much, there are a lot smaller articles, such as Hurricane Gaston (2004), or perhaps give a look at any of the articles on FAC or FLC. I look forward to seeing you around. --Hurricanehink (talk) 19:41, 16 December 2007 (UTC)