Talk:Typhoon Amy (1991)

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Review: April 29, 2020. (Reviewed version).

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Typhoon Amy (1991)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Usernameunique (talk · contribs) 04:58, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

Category 4 typhoon — Is this ever stated in the article?

- I'll add it. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Does the fatalities count include the missing?
- Cleared up. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

Can [nb 1] and [nb 3] be combined?

- Probably not but I don't like the wording of [nb 1]. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
high winds across the Philippines blew ash — Blew ash where?

- Cleared up. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Currencies can be converted — Can be, or are?

- I've used always "can be".
the typhoon was responsible for 136 lives — Again, including the missing?
- With the infobox cleared up, I think it's safe to say "136 lives" but let me know if you disagree. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Meteorological history

[nb 2] — Maybe I'm missing something, but why are wind estimates relevant here? And what does it mean for an estimate to be "sustained"? For 10 minutes straight, their estimates continuously said that the wind was at or above a certain speed?

- See other GAN. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
both the JTWC and JMA agreed that Amy attained its peak intensity — perhaps "reported that"?
- Meh. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Impact

the airport — Presumably the airport has a name and a Wikipedia article that can be linked?

- Good call. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Volcanic debris from Mount Pinatubo's slopes loosened by heavy rain destroyed approximately 500 houses near the banks of rivers — I'm a little unclear here about how this happened. The debris tumbled down the slopes and slammed into the houses? But if so, why does it matter that they were by rivers?

- I'll remove the river bit. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
460 t (510 short tons) — Inconsistent abbreviation.

- the template literally uses |abbr=on, going to try something else. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Emerald capsized, resulting in ... two others missing. In the Taiwan Strait, a Cypriot ship Blue River with 31 crew members on board vanished in high seas. None of the crew survived. — Why are those who weren't recovered from Emerald described as "missing", while those who weren't recovered from Blue River are described as dead?

- The simple explanation is because that's what the sources say. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
two fisherman were presumed dead after drowning in high waves — After they drowned, they were presumed dead? What a shocking presumption.
- In situations like this, I've seen people listed as missing rather than feared dead though. YE ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - My point is that grammatically, the sentence is set up to state the drowning as a fact, but the death as a presumption; it essentially says "after dying, the fishermen were presumed dead." I've rephrased to "two fisherman caught in high waves were presumed to have drowned." --Usernameunique (talk) 04:19, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Typhoon Amy became the strongest typhoon to hit Guandong in 22 years — Does the previous one have a name/article?
- Yes but the source didn't make reference to it so I don't want to go down the OR path. YE ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - If that's well known and uncontroversial, it's barely OR. If someone says "Barry Bonds hit three more home runs in a season than the previous record holder," we know who they're talking about. I would add it if it's beyond doubt. --Usernameunique (talk) 04:23, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

20 t (22 short tons) — Inconsistent abbreviation.
- Trying something else. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
a peak storm total of 103.5 mm (4.07 in), — a peak storm total of 103.5 mm (4.07 in) what?
- Added. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ferry service from Hong Kong to Shantou was cancelled. — For how long?
- Source didn't say. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Overall

Yellow Evan, comments above. --Usernameunique (talk) 05:28, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the speedy review! Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 05:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, Yellow Evan. Two comments above, but nothing to prevent this from passing now. --Usernameunique (talk) 04:23, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]