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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Sir Joseph (talk) 21:01, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2007 North America South and Eastern heatwave[edit]

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Mostly unsourced prose. Most significant impact seems to be the 2006–08 Southeastern United States drought, which has its own article. Wearing sunglasses, sunscreen, and a wide brimmed hat weren't bad ideas either. Right. Summer is hot. Who knew? Fails WP:NEVENT. — JFG talk 20:46, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Full AfD list of non-notable heat waves:

Thanks for participating. — JFG talk 11:41, 13 July 2018 (UTC) — Last updated 19:36, 12 September 2018 (UTC).[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Tyw7  (🗣️ Talk • ✍️ Contributions) Please ping me if you had replied 22:08, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. Tyw7  (🗣️ Talk • ✍️ Contributions) Please ping me if you had replied 22:08, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Tyw7  (🗣️ Talk • ✍️ Contributions) Please ping me if you had replied 22:08, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:46, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Very weak keep.. Article says this is was a continuation of the 2007 Western North American heat wave, but that article definitely shouldn't survive AfD. This page has a slightly stronger case, but it doesn't really seem to immediately pass the bar for what's really needed for heatwave notability (e.g. large numbers of dead, widespread blackouts, etc.) since regular heat waves break records in X city all the time and often kill a handful of sick and elderly. The only part of the article that isn't fluff is the mention of the number of dead. Looking at that source closer, it's preliminary NOAA data in a single sentence in addition to saying it was on track to being on of the top 20 warmest Augusts in the US.
That seemed a little underwhelming, so after a little searching, I do find journal articles like this mentioning Virginia and Alabama, but that's a primary journal article. If there was a really good in-depth secondary source I'd be a solid keep on this one. For now, I'm just going to chop some superfluous stuff out of the article, but considering I couldn't find good in-depth sources after a bit of searching, I'm fine with a redirect or merge too unless something new comes up. Kingofaces43 (talk) 20:12, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, SkyGazer 512 Oh no, what did I do this time? 13:39, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. I recall this heat wave - it was only 11 years ago. Lots of older people died from heat stroke in Philadelphia and other cities. I-90 melted in Albany, New York. There must be better sourcing available. Bearian (talk) 20:06, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. I found plenty of reliable sources dating across 10 years' time; therefore it's not merely a one-time news event. I added cites and links, and made several corrections. This was difficult to find so I don't blame the nominator for not making a reasonable search. As I science teacher, I know a few Internet search tricks about looking for meteorological data. I request this be kept due to meeting the Heymann standard. I'm still working on it. Bearian (talk) 14:56, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
P.P.S. I found some New York Times articles about this heat wave behind a paywall. Bearian (talk) 15:10, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per User:Bearian plus experienced severe heat living north of New York City. Redditaddict_6_9 04:59, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Well sourced now. The drought is a related multi-year event where this is a shorter-term event, both can stand on their own. StrayBolt (talk) 08:03, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep since subject's notability and encyclopaedic interest is now adequately supported by sources. The text itself was a mess, with most weasels I ever encountered inside a Wikipedia article, the language close to pidgin, and the hyperbole rampant. Some clean up was attempted. It might be passable now. -The Gnome (talk) 14:23, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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