# Talk:Effects of tropical cyclones

Moved section from tropical cyclone, in order to widdle down that huge article to a more manageable size.  Thegreatdr 21:30, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Sure a topic of this impact would be top importance, would it not? This is probably the only factor in most people involvement with tropical cyclones. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 23:29, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

If you want to make it top importance, go right ahead.  Thegreatdr 15:37, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Done. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 20:54, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

It seems rather short, for such an important topic. Hurricanehink (talk) 23:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Can you think of any effects that are missing from the article?  Thegreatdr 16:54, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Some overall stats, tropical cyclone deaths, maybe some more specific examples of tropical cyclone effects. There were some proposed articles that get mention here, such as Politics of Tropical cyclones, or Wartime Tropical cyclones. It just seems really short right now, and as such I would like to see some more. Hurricanehink (talk) 18:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
It could also have more about "non-human" (to call them something) effects of tropical cyclones. Examples would be erosion, upwelling nutrients from deep water, and the like. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 21:15, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Effects on nature sounds like a great idea. Hurricanehink (talk) 21:16, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
The upwelling has been covered...but the other ideas have not.  Thanks for the input so far.  =)  Thegreatdr 21:26, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Although other "non-human" info is a bit scattered around... for example, TC's contributing to the rainfall regimes of an area is covered, and that has nothing to do with people. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 21:49, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm new to this .. but propose to add a new heading within which to begin posting post-cyclone research findings detailing the impacts of tropical cyclones, including severe tropical cyclones on land/seascapes, biodiversity, eco-systems, flora, and fauna.
I recently attended a Cyclone Science Seminar convened 1 1/2 years post Cyclone Larry (held at the Cairns Campus of James Cook University - Australia) .. where a number of findings on the "Impacts of Cyclones on Terresterial Tropical Ecosystems" were reported .. many of the findings of which are likely to be generalisable across many/most other tropical cyclone effected areas.
If there is no objection, and some support for a heading/section like this being added under this topic .. I'd like to have a go later today/tonight!?! :Bruceanthro 23:56, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Sure, go ahead.  Wikipedia has this policy of be bold!, so go for it.  Feel free to add more detail to the other sections, if you run across something interesting.  Remember to add inline references for your new information when appropriate.  Thegreatdr 03:57, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Another tropical cyclone impact:[1] (It's from Nature's website, so it is probably factual)
The basic essence of the event is that centuries ago, a typhoon decimated the population of Pingelap Atoll. After a subsequent famine, the few survivors repopulated Pingelap. Generations later, many of them had a genetic disorder called Maskun, a form of Achromatopsia. The population bottleneck caused the future Pingelapese to have a higher incidence of the allele for Maskun simply because the survivors had a higher incidence of it- an example of the Founder effect.
I'm not sure what place this has in the article, but it is an uncommon tropical cyclone impact. I don't know if analogous examples exist elsewhere. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 22:01, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

I'd never heard of it before.  It seems like it's a reasonable reference, so it could be included in the article.  Maybe the redevelopment section could include resettlement in the title, since it appears the topic is already broached within that section.  Resettlement could always have its own section.  Thegreatdr 12:21, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
I added it in and changed the title of that section. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 23:32, 25 May 2007 (UTC)


### On hold
The article meets most GA criteria but there is room for improvement on 3(a) and it has been placed on hold. It looks to me like it is in need of significant expansion and more specific examples in the Out at Sea, Importance to Global Climate, and Redevelopment sections. While as part of a parent article the information here would have probably been sufficient, there needs to be a lot more detail if the topic is to have a separate article. Noclip 18:45, 25 May 2007 (UTC)


#### GA failed
No significant effort in improving the article has been made, falls flat on criterion 3(a). Noclip 21:02, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


### Second GA attempt
The article has been expanded a bit since the last GAC attempt, so am resubmitting it for GAC.  Thegreatdr (talk) 21:59, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

though the article is attached with nice content but i think it needs some improvements.

can you please expand the lead, it seems to be somewhat brief.
 DoneSome expansion has been made.  It is now two paragraphs and appears to cover, generally, all that lies below it in the article. Thegreatdr (talk) 19:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
please add citation to the below mentioned statements-
Shipwrecks are common with the passage of strong tropical cyclones.
 Done Added a reference to some large ship disasters that have been caused by tropical cyclones in the past.  If this is not enough, I'll find another reference.  Thegreatdr (talk) 19:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
Over the centuries, mariners termed their own phrases for portions of tropical cyclones to help with navigation and self preservation.
 Done Reworded line, and found a reference.  Thegreatdr (talk) 20:05, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 A tropical cyclone was split into two halves, based on its direction of motion. They avoided the right half of the cyclone and termed it the dangerous semicircle since the heaviest rain and strongest winds and seas were located in this half of the storm
 Done Page 11 of reference at the end of the paragraph for the above line.  Thegreatdr (talk) 06:28, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 DoneThese previous two lines are also covered by the reference found at the end of their paragraph.  The section of the reference covering them is titled "Hurricane Evasion techniques" which pretty much covers the first line all by itself. Thegreatdr (talk) 19:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
Eyewitness accounts verify ridges of this kind are 'emplaced' by severe tropical cyclones and two clear examples cited are the 18 kilometre (10.8 mi) long, 35 metre (115 foot) wide, 3.5 metre (11.5 foot) high coral shingle ridge deposited on Funafuti Atoll (Central South Pacific) by tropical cyclone Bebe in October 1971, and the large coral shingle ridge deposited on Jaluit Atoll (Marshall Islands) by Typhoon Ophelia in January 1958.
 DoneThe reference for this passage is at the end of the paragraph.  Thegreatdr (talk) 20:07, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Geomorphology has been explained with the help of two subsections, can you please give a brief lead to this section so that it gives the genral idea about the complete subject matter
 Done Thegreatdr (talk) 19:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
the landscapes section needs to be wikified.
 Done Thegreatdr (talk) 20:05, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
you can make use of the convert template for mentioning distances.
i have been bold and made some changes in the article.
thanks, Sushant gupta (talk) 09:04, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for addressing most of the given points above. if you want me to do a bit of wikification in the article then i can gladly do it, but regarding citation i would like you to address the 2 statements left above. i appreciate your efforts. Sushant gupta (talk) 07:24, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
pls. address those points in bold. thanks Sushant gupta (talk) 04:15, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Done.  Thegreatdr (talk) 23:34, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
you can make use of the convert template for mentioning distances.

just address this one and i will list it as a GA. thanks, Sushant gupta (talk) 07:24, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

 Done Didn't interpret can as should or will.  The changes have been made.  Thegreatdr (talk) 14:40, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
now the article meets the GA criteria. good work has been put up by you. keep it up. congrats, Sushant gupta (talk) 13:59, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

--- Was looking at Tropical Cyclone talk and recommended a user to put visual phenomenon into this page, however figures he probably wont do it soon because he entered it in 2009. Am new here, any recommendations? Tornado1555 (talk) 19:40, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, references as to what it is are necessary before anything can go in… Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 00:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
Will look into it then. Tornado1555 (talk) 23:17, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello, you were wondering about where the source is, well I was reading through a book, and when I searched up I noticed I couldn't find it on Wikipedia nor anywhere else on the internet (at least when I searched). I'm not sure how important it is to mention in a article, but here's the book. "1001 Questions Answered About Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Other Natural Air Disasters" by Barbara Tufty
It can also be found in David Lonshore's book. "Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones"
They both talk about it being electrostatic sparks occasionaly seen in landfalling Hurricanes, caused by the collision of millions of grains of sand in powerful winds. They are report as being in the likeness of thousands of fireflys blinking.
I'm not sure how helpful this will be in citing, but at least I gave you two sources that describe it. Wonderworld1995268 (talk) 05:06, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

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There are large areas of this article lacking citations. I also believe this doesn't address all the major points of the topic. The effect on wildlife, for example, isn't covered. This will be sent to GAR if not resolved. Noah, AATalk 02:10, 6 February 2024 (UTC)