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Iune has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, |
Not only that, but you were the first friend I ever had here on Wikipedia, and I'll never forget that (and we still are friends, don't worry). :) And yes, I like your sig. Wishing you a Happy Easter and good luck at ACC, Dylan 620 Efforts · Toolbox 00:20, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky( talk) 14:51, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
I tried a couple of those before and they didn't work very well. Also I don't really have time to do those right now. I can't be the only person with a Mac, so lots of people should be able to use this program. Potapych ( talk) 02:59, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Can you put those in HURDAT format? Potapych ( talk) 15:02, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
I wanted to post a message saying thanks for improving 1968 PHS while I was away. I had to put WPTC on hold for a while, so I'm somewhat new to this again. I just hope I can write articles again and repair any lost respect I may have caused. Hurricane Angel Saki ( talk) 12:23, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for going through the International Best Track and finding some of the 10-min windspeeds from Wellington & Nadi. Jason Rees ( talk) 20:28, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
I got them from the Gary Padgett summaries for 1999. Cyclone biskit 23:35, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Done – Juliancolton | Talk 22:02, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Done. – Juliancolton | Talk 22:31, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
After I get the image coordinates, I just use my image editing program to place a circle at that coordinate. -- RattleMan 23:41, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
Done (Sorry for the late reply. I'm really very busy) They are already placed on 1950–1965 Pacific hurricane seasons - Ramisses ( talk) 15:11, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Number 23, June 7
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. This newsletter covers all of April and May 2009.
Please visit this page and bookmark any suggestions of interest to you. This will help improve monitoring of the WikiProject's articles.
Storm of the month
Cyclone Aila was the second
tropical cyclone to form within the Northern
Indian Ocean during 2009. The disturbance that was to become Cyclone Aila formed on 21 May 2009 about 950 kilometres (590 mi) to the south of
Kolkata, in
India. Over the next couple of days the disturbance slowly developed before a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was issued by the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center early on 23 May 2009 and being designated as a depression by
RSMC New Delhi. As of 27 May 2009
[update], 330 people have been killed by Aila and at least 8,208 more are missing, while about 1 million are homeless. Health officials in
Bangladesh confirmed a deadly outbreak on diarrhea on 29 May, with more than 7,000 people being infected and four dying. In Bangladesh, an estimated 20 million people were at risk of post-disaster diseases due to Aila. Damage totaled $40.7 million (USD).
Other tropical cyclone activity
Tropical Depression One was the first tropical cyclone to develop during the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. The depression formed on May 28, out of a disorganized area of low pressure off the coast of North Carolina. However after attaining its peak strength the depression began to weaken due to increasing wind shear and cooling sea surface temperatures with the final advisory being issued on May 29.
Member of the month
The member of the month is Jason Rees, who joined Wikipedia in 2007, and has written nine tropical cyclone GA's. Jason primarily focuses on Southern Hemisphere storms, as well as the Western Pacific. He has plans for featured topics for several seasons, but for now, he is a regular member of the project who adds his input in discussions on the talk page. We thank Jason for his work, and we look forward to more articles!
New members
New and improved articles
Main Page content
Storm article statistics
Grade | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|
FA | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 |
A | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
GA | 161 | 187 | 198 | 202 |
B | 17 | 13 | 21 | 22 |
C | 107 | 119 | 118 | 122 |
Start | 201 | 204 | 210 | 210 |
Stub | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
Total | 571 | 613 | 631 | 642 |
ω | 2.92 | 2.88 | 2.87 | 2.87 |
percentage ≥Less than C |
38.5 | 36.4 | 35.8 | 35.4 |
percentage ≥GA or better |
39.8 | 42.1 | 42.2 | 42.2 |
Project News
There is debate as usual with regards to notability, as well as the status of the project in general, but nothing new is going on.
During the last week, some editors have organized a page — Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Viewed stats — that has a listing of monthly page views within the project. It is under construction, although it is complete for all Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones, as well as all Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1979 to the present. Interestingly, the top 6 viewed EPAC articles are all featured, and all of the top 16 in the basin are GA's. Unfortunately, the Atlantic, at least from 1979 to the present, is much worse, despite being viewed much, much more. The top eight-viewed Atlantic articles all are viewed more than 10,000 times per month, for a total of 363889 views per month, but only two of them are featured, and none of the others are GA. As always, any help in the retired storms would be greatly appreciated.
Somewhat tying into the bettering of project articles, the basin article challenge is still ongoing. Hurricanehink is currently in the lead with a GA in 2 basins. Cyclonebiskit is in 2nd, with one GA in the EPAC. The challenge is still open to anyone, and it is not so much a race, rather a challenge just to get a fairly important GA in each basin.
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Iune has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, |
Not only that, but you were the first friend I ever had here on Wikipedia, and I'll never forget that (and we still are friends, don't worry). :) And yes, I like your sig. Wishing you a Happy Easter and good luck at ACC, Dylan 620 Efforts · Toolbox 00:20, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky( talk) 14:51, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
I tried a couple of those before and they didn't work very well. Also I don't really have time to do those right now. I can't be the only person with a Mac, so lots of people should be able to use this program. Potapych ( talk) 02:59, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Can you put those in HURDAT format? Potapych ( talk) 15:02, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
I wanted to post a message saying thanks for improving 1968 PHS while I was away. I had to put WPTC on hold for a while, so I'm somewhat new to this again. I just hope I can write articles again and repair any lost respect I may have caused. Hurricane Angel Saki ( talk) 12:23, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for going through the International Best Track and finding some of the 10-min windspeeds from Wellington & Nadi. Jason Rees ( talk) 20:28, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
I got them from the Gary Padgett summaries for 1999. Cyclone biskit 23:35, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Done – Juliancolton | Talk 22:02, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Done. – Juliancolton | Talk 22:31, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
After I get the image coordinates, I just use my image editing program to place a circle at that coordinate. -- RattleMan 23:41, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
Done (Sorry for the late reply. I'm really very busy) They are already placed on 1950–1965 Pacific hurricane seasons - Ramisses ( talk) 15:11, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Number 23, June 7
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. This newsletter covers all of April and May 2009.
Please visit this page and bookmark any suggestions of interest to you. This will help improve monitoring of the WikiProject's articles.
Storm of the month
Cyclone Aila was the second
tropical cyclone to form within the Northern
Indian Ocean during 2009. The disturbance that was to become Cyclone Aila formed on 21 May 2009 about 950 kilometres (590 mi) to the south of
Kolkata, in
India. Over the next couple of days the disturbance slowly developed before a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was issued by the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center early on 23 May 2009 and being designated as a depression by
RSMC New Delhi. As of 27 May 2009
[update], 330 people have been killed by Aila and at least 8,208 more are missing, while about 1 million are homeless. Health officials in
Bangladesh confirmed a deadly outbreak on diarrhea on 29 May, with more than 7,000 people being infected and four dying. In Bangladesh, an estimated 20 million people were at risk of post-disaster diseases due to Aila. Damage totaled $40.7 million (USD).
Other tropical cyclone activity
Tropical Depression One was the first tropical cyclone to develop during the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. The depression formed on May 28, out of a disorganized area of low pressure off the coast of North Carolina. However after attaining its peak strength the depression began to weaken due to increasing wind shear and cooling sea surface temperatures with the final advisory being issued on May 29.
Member of the month
The member of the month is Jason Rees, who joined Wikipedia in 2007, and has written nine tropical cyclone GA's. Jason primarily focuses on Southern Hemisphere storms, as well as the Western Pacific. He has plans for featured topics for several seasons, but for now, he is a regular member of the project who adds his input in discussions on the talk page. We thank Jason for his work, and we look forward to more articles!
New members
New and improved articles
Main Page content
Storm article statistics
Grade | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|
FA | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 |
A | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
GA | 161 | 187 | 198 | 202 |
B | 17 | 13 | 21 | 22 |
C | 107 | 119 | 118 | 122 |
Start | 201 | 204 | 210 | 210 |
Stub | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
Total | 571 | 613 | 631 | 642 |
ω | 2.92 | 2.88 | 2.87 | 2.87 |
percentage ≥Less than C |
38.5 | 36.4 | 35.8 | 35.4 |
percentage ≥GA or better |
39.8 | 42.1 | 42.2 | 42.2 |
Project News
There is debate as usual with regards to notability, as well as the status of the project in general, but nothing new is going on.
During the last week, some editors have organized a page — Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Viewed stats — that has a listing of monthly page views within the project. It is under construction, although it is complete for all Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones, as well as all Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1979 to the present. Interestingly, the top 6 viewed EPAC articles are all featured, and all of the top 16 in the basin are GA's. Unfortunately, the Atlantic, at least from 1979 to the present, is much worse, despite being viewed much, much more. The top eight-viewed Atlantic articles all are viewed more than 10,000 times per month, for a total of 363889 views per month, but only two of them are featured, and none of the others are GA. As always, any help in the retired storms would be greatly appreciated.
Somewhat tying into the bettering of project articles, the basin article challenge is still ongoing. Hurricanehink is currently in the lead with a GA in 2 basins. Cyclonebiskit is in 2nd, with one GA in the EPAC. The challenge is still open to anyone, and it is not so much a race, rather a challenge just to get a fairly important GA in each basin.
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |