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Should there be another article about the European heat wave of July 2006, as average maximum temperatures for this month are most likely to break some all-time records. No single day has been colder than 25°C in north-eastern Belgium for instance and on wednesday july 19th 2006, the predicted maximum temperature for the Belgian province of Limbourg will be 37°C (all time record : 37.8°C) Perhaps someone should look into it. The Belgian national heat wave alert has been re-engaged for the second time this season (not once in 2005) and for the third time in the north eastern province of Limbourg. Also France is experiencing 30°C+ virtually continiously throughout July. == 81.83.186.203 18:23, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
I would cut this into 3 pieces, as there was a notable cooling spell following Heat Wave #1 on the east coast. Have 1 be the first Midwest-East heat wave in mid-July, 2 be the West heat wave in the interim, and 3 be the East heat wave in early August.
Along with the comments above regarding Europe, I could only find (English) reporting on US sources about the heat, however I'll bet it has in impact in Mexico, possibly Canada. I'd support changing the name of the article if other sources are found.
Castellanet 22:26, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
I agree that it must be renamed North American Heat Wave, because Toronto, Windsor, Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal, Winnipeg, Regina, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Hamilton, North Bay, London and Quebec City were over 30 Celsius, even well above that, particularly in southern Ontario. I would say at least half of the populated zone of Canada got the heatwave, and I may not forget also that even Edmonton, Calgary and parts of B.C had it before us that steamy heat.-- JForget 20:09, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
Many thanks to all who helped add the Canada section and move the name to the much preferrable, North American heat wave. Kudos. Castellanet 21:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
As for Mexico, they too can experience heat waves but since it is normallly very hot (in most regions) during the spring and monsoonal summer season, it would only be declared a heat wave if it was exceptional. Maybe someone can get data on this before reaching that conclusion. It has been hotter than usual in much of texas, Arizona, SoCal so its likely that at least northern Mexico has been too. Canada has had recent heat waves of greater magintude, Ontario & east in June/jul 2005 and BC/Alberta in Jul/Aug 2003 but this one appears to cover a wider area (or at least comparable to '05)
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If this is meant to advocate for the global warming theory and the Kyoto Protocol, it has no place in this article.
Besides, other sources blame cold weather for more deaths than hot weather, so if you want to write about this dispute please include both sides.
But please not here, let's find a better place to discuss causes of Talk:Weather-related_deaths. -- Uncle Ed 19:59, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
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I hate to be a wet blanket, but is this really more significant than any other summer heat wave the weather people talk about? Maybe time will lend more perspective, but from the article and the sources this doesn't look to be in the same category as other weather disasters. Friday (talk) 23:21, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not paper, so we have plenty of space for every little heat wave that comes along. Maybe someone would like to consolidate them at some point int a Historical heat waves or List of major heat waves article. One way to build a big article is to divide a topic into a lot of small articles. Then, when those are stable, combine them. If the sum is manageable, turn the little ones into redirects. Otherwise, use the {{ main}} template to let the summary article link to the parts. (BTW, I think "main" should be called "section", but that's another matter.) -- Uncle Ed 14:10, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
With about 100 deaths in California, and the blackouts in Saint Louis and New York City, I think that this heat wave is definitely worthy of an article now. bob rulz 07:11, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Agree this is a heat wave for huge area, no question. But to even it out many historical heat waves will have to be added, not done so far. 1934-1937 dust bowl years would definitely qualify... many of those records across the continent still stand today and were not broken during this recent intense heat.
The news sources in Shreveport have reported that water mains have ruptured, and other news outlets in the U.S. has reported that several roads, even concrete ones, etc. have cracked and buckled, creating Pot holes and damaging vehicles. If you live in a area that is affected by this heat wave, your news outlet will have more info. Martial Law 19:07, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
I thought we discussed this already:
I believe the science states that both the cold of winter and the heat of summer, is responsible for more deaths than "disasters" or extreme weather. Sticking this one sentence in the intro puts all the blame on heat.
This is odd, because I recall reading somewhere that cold kills more people than heat, anyway. Perhaps there is a dispute among weather researchers on this point, which we should describe, eh? -- Uncle Ed 15:56, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
The general observation - even if made neutrally, doesn't belong in the intro to this specific heat wave. I'm going to move your observation down. -- Uncle Ed 16:43, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
A friend emailed me and said my post above "looked unfriendly." Sorry about that, the hot weather lately has me on edge. :-(
Here are some quotes relating the current heat wave:
Hope these help establish the context we've been discussing. Cheers! :-) -- Uncle Ed 20:22, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
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How did Phoenix set a record high on August 29? Should that be July 29. - SimonP 01:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
I think we can declare this heat wave over now, since cool weather has finally returned to the southern Plains. Anyone disagree? It's kind of hard to officially declare when a heat wave begins and ends. bob rulz 20:48, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
I failed this GA due to the lack of sourcing for a few major areas. Hurricanehink ( talk) 19:32, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
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Should there be another article about the European heat wave of July 2006, as average maximum temperatures for this month are most likely to break some all-time records. No single day has been colder than 25°C in north-eastern Belgium for instance and on wednesday july 19th 2006, the predicted maximum temperature for the Belgian province of Limbourg will be 37°C (all time record : 37.8°C) Perhaps someone should look into it. The Belgian national heat wave alert has been re-engaged for the second time this season (not once in 2005) and for the third time in the north eastern province of Limbourg. Also France is experiencing 30°C+ virtually continiously throughout July. == 81.83.186.203 18:23, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
I would cut this into 3 pieces, as there was a notable cooling spell following Heat Wave #1 on the east coast. Have 1 be the first Midwest-East heat wave in mid-July, 2 be the West heat wave in the interim, and 3 be the East heat wave in early August.
Along with the comments above regarding Europe, I could only find (English) reporting on US sources about the heat, however I'll bet it has in impact in Mexico, possibly Canada. I'd support changing the name of the article if other sources are found.
Castellanet 22:26, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
I agree that it must be renamed North American Heat Wave, because Toronto, Windsor, Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal, Winnipeg, Regina, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Hamilton, North Bay, London and Quebec City were over 30 Celsius, even well above that, particularly in southern Ontario. I would say at least half of the populated zone of Canada got the heatwave, and I may not forget also that even Edmonton, Calgary and parts of B.C had it before us that steamy heat.-- JForget 20:09, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
Many thanks to all who helped add the Canada section and move the name to the much preferrable, North American heat wave. Kudos. Castellanet 21:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
As for Mexico, they too can experience heat waves but since it is normallly very hot (in most regions) during the spring and monsoonal summer season, it would only be declared a heat wave if it was exceptional. Maybe someone can get data on this before reaching that conclusion. It has been hotter than usual in much of texas, Arizona, SoCal so its likely that at least northern Mexico has been too. Canada has had recent heat waves of greater magintude, Ontario & east in June/jul 2005 and BC/Alberta in Jul/Aug 2003 but this one appears to cover a wider area (or at least comparable to '05)
Cut from intro:
If this is meant to advocate for the global warming theory and the Kyoto Protocol, it has no place in this article.
Besides, other sources blame cold weather for more deaths than hot weather, so if you want to write about this dispute please include both sides.
But please not here, let's find a better place to discuss causes of Talk:Weather-related_deaths. -- Uncle Ed 19:59, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
References
I hate to be a wet blanket, but is this really more significant than any other summer heat wave the weather people talk about? Maybe time will lend more perspective, but from the article and the sources this doesn't look to be in the same category as other weather disasters. Friday (talk) 23:21, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not paper, so we have plenty of space for every little heat wave that comes along. Maybe someone would like to consolidate them at some point int a Historical heat waves or List of major heat waves article. One way to build a big article is to divide a topic into a lot of small articles. Then, when those are stable, combine them. If the sum is manageable, turn the little ones into redirects. Otherwise, use the {{ main}} template to let the summary article link to the parts. (BTW, I think "main" should be called "section", but that's another matter.) -- Uncle Ed 14:10, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
With about 100 deaths in California, and the blackouts in Saint Louis and New York City, I think that this heat wave is definitely worthy of an article now. bob rulz 07:11, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Agree this is a heat wave for huge area, no question. But to even it out many historical heat waves will have to be added, not done so far. 1934-1937 dust bowl years would definitely qualify... many of those records across the continent still stand today and were not broken during this recent intense heat.
The news sources in Shreveport have reported that water mains have ruptured, and other news outlets in the U.S. has reported that several roads, even concrete ones, etc. have cracked and buckled, creating Pot holes and damaging vehicles. If you live in a area that is affected by this heat wave, your news outlet will have more info. Martial Law 19:07, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
I thought we discussed this already:
I believe the science states that both the cold of winter and the heat of summer, is responsible for more deaths than "disasters" or extreme weather. Sticking this one sentence in the intro puts all the blame on heat.
This is odd, because I recall reading somewhere that cold kills more people than heat, anyway. Perhaps there is a dispute among weather researchers on this point, which we should describe, eh? -- Uncle Ed 15:56, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
The general observation - even if made neutrally, doesn't belong in the intro to this specific heat wave. I'm going to move your observation down. -- Uncle Ed 16:43, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
A friend emailed me and said my post above "looked unfriendly." Sorry about that, the hot weather lately has me on edge. :-(
Here are some quotes relating the current heat wave:
Hope these help establish the context we've been discussing. Cheers! :-) -- Uncle Ed 20:22, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
References
How did Phoenix set a record high on August 29? Should that be July 29. - SimonP 01:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
I think we can declare this heat wave over now, since cool weather has finally returned to the southern Plains. Anyone disagree? It's kind of hard to officially declare when a heat wave begins and ends. bob rulz 20:48, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
I failed this GA due to the lack of sourcing for a few major areas. Hurricanehink ( talk) 19:32, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
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