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Article 1: 2016 São Paulo flooding and mudslide

Plagiarism was assessed: searched "The towns of Francisco de Morato and Itepavi were both affected by a landslide that left 13 people dead. The towns of Cajamar and Guarulhos also experienced heavy flooding that led to the deaths of four people." No plagiarism found.

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The towns of Francisco de Morato and Itepavi were both affected by a landslide that left 13 people dead. The towns of Cajamar and Guarulhos also experienced heavy flooding that led to the deaths of four people. The downpour in São Paulo and the surrounding areas set new records for rainfall levels for the month of March and left cities covered in up to a meter of slowly draining mud and flood water.

Article 2: 1982-83 El Plagiarism was assessed: searched "Niño event

Plagiarism was assessed: searched "In addition to these losses in penguins and cormorants, this El Niño event caused a quarter of adult native sea lions and fur seals on Peru's coast to starve, while the entirety of both seals' pup populations perished. In Ecuador heavy rainfall and flooding led to high fish and shrimp harvests, however the large amounts of standing water also allowed mosquito populations to of malaria." No plagiarism was found. New references were added in reference to the societal and ecological details added.

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This El Niño event also led to an abnormal amount of hurricanes in the Pacific ocean during this time span; the strongest hurricane up to 1983 hit Hawaii during this El Niño event.^[2] In addition to these losses in penguins and cormorants, this El Niño event caused a quarter of adult native sea lions and fur seals on Peru's coast to starve, while the entirety of both seals' pup populations perished. In Ecuador heavy rainfall and flooding led to high fish and shrimp harvests, however the large amounts of standing water also allowed mosquito populations to thrive, leading to large outbreaks of malaria.^[4]

Article 3: McNally Fire

Plagiarism was assessed: searched entire contribution and no plagiarism was found. New references were added pertaining to the aftermath and regrowth following the fire.

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Of the acreage burned in the fire, over 73,000 acres were burned at a high to moderate severity. This left much of the soil dry and stripped, making parts of the Sequoia National Forest vulnerable to soil erosion and flooding. In November 2002 a strong rainstorm hit the fire-affected area with 20 inches of rain over the course of 48 hours. This heavy rain, in conjunction with the stripped soil, caused the Kern River to swell rapidly and flood the surrounding areas of the forest. Following this flooding, an additional $3 million in emergency funds were used in an attempt to minimize future damage from erosion and flooding. Recovery efforts from the fire began in 2005 and involved the planting of 400,000 saplings over 5,000 acres of the forest, with the rest being left to recover and regrow naturally. The replanted areas continue to be monitored for growth, with further replanting occurring in areas with low survival rates. However, full recovery from the McNally fire will take hundreds of years.

Asteep1 Feedback: 2016 São Paulo flood and mudslide

Overall, I liked your contributions to the article. Before you edited, it lacked specifics about how the flooding and mudslides affected each individual place. I liked your writing style; however, towards the end, I think a few of the sentences could have been combined into compound sentences to avoid choppiness. I also double-checked and found no plagiarism which is very good. One flaw I did find is that the most of the links only led me to things not relating to environmental science although some did. I would suggest adding a few more links dedicated to flooding, other floods, mudslides, etc. I liked how your sources were reliable. All in all, great job on the article albeit with only a few slight flaws. Hopefully, you will take my suggestions into account and make a few revisions.

Asteep1 (talk) 01:04, 3 October 2016 (UTC)