Talk:1909 Monterrey hurricane

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Good article1909 Monterrey hurricane has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Good topic star1909 Monterrey hurricane is part of the 1909 Atlantic hurricane season series, a good topic. This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so.
Did You KnowOn this day... Article milestones
DateProcessResult
May 24, 2010Good article nomineeListed
January 17, 2022Good topic candidatePromoted
Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 24, 2010.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that a hurricane that struck Monterrey, Mexico, in 1909 resulted in the deaths of at least 4,000 people during the night of August 27?
On this day... A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on August 28, 2023.
Current status: Good article

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Xtzou (Talk) 17:45, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, this is a nice little article and I have only a few comments. (I did some minor copy editing; please revert any errors I may have introduced.)

  • "According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the flood reached an enourmous rate of 235,000 ft3 (6,650 m3) per second." - does this mean that the flood waters rose at this rate? This figure doesn't make sense to me. I don't know what it means.
Specified the unit. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 21:02, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Of this damage, roughly $20 million was attributed to railroad losses." - better to specify, was this do to loss of tracks etc. or cargo?
The article doesn't specify. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 21:02, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • "the book was set to be released to the public on August 27, 2009, the 100 year anniversary of the disaster." Since it is now May 2010, was the book released? And if so, what was it's title?
  • Added the information. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 21:02, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Xtzou (Talk) 17:45, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review Xtzou. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 21:02, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I added "above normal" to the flood rate, as I assume that's what you meant. Please correct if not. Xtzou (Talk) 21:15, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It's probably best not to add above normal since that's not specified in the article and a 50-60ft rise in a river, I believe, is something of biblical proportions. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:37, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ok, but shouldn't there be some referant, or the figure is meaningless. Xtzou (Talk) 22:41, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Removed it and put in a generic statement so it works better. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 23:02, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ok, I think you have done well, considering the sources. Good job! Xtzou (Talk) 23:12, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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A good article. Congratulations! Xtzou (Talk) 23:16, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Xtzou :D Cyclonebiskit (talk) 00:06, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Death toll[edit]

The source for the death toll is broken, and was in Spanish. Could someone try and find another source backing up the 4,000 deaths? Thanks! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:42, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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