Hi! I'm Penitentes (after the snow formation) and these days I'm primarily interested in writing/expanding Wikipedia's articles on natural phenomena and hazards, particularly California wildfires, but also extending to severe weather, volcanic eruptions, etc. I also occasionally write about more general geographic topics—I'm very fond of the Sierra Nevada. Lastly, I like to make illustrative maps of wildfires in QGIS using public domain data. I use this page to catalog the work I've done so far and keep notes on resources/topics/URLs I might like to use in the future for articles.

If you would like to get in touch, please ping me or leave a message on my talk page. I am open to collaboration, WP:GAN reviews, or friendly chatter.

Maps and images

Articles

Largely written

Contributed to

Proposed articles

To work on

Article ideas/resources

Broadly useful wildfire references

Rating EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5
3-second gusts 65-85 mph 86-110 mph 111-135 mph 136-165 mph 166-200 mph >200 mph
Description of damage Light Moderate Significant Severe Devastating Incredible
Description of tornado Weak Strong Violent

Inspiration/research notes

Miscellaneous

Interesting articles

Useful links

References

  1. ^ Hassan, Adeel (July 28, 2022). "Wildfire Terms Defined: What It Means When a Blaze Is 30 Percent Contained". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Fovell, Robert (October 23, 2007). "The Santa Ana Winds FAQ". UCLA Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ^ Holms, Larry J. (1993). Orange County Firestorm 1993: October 26–November 4 (PDF) (Report). Orange County Fire Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires" (PDF). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. October 24, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Top 20 Largest California Wildfires" (PDF). fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). October 24, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Lin II, Rong-Gong; Serna, Joseph (September 14, 2020). "Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  7. ^ 2022 Wildfire Activity Statistics (PDF) (Report). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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