User:BlakeDecker003/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Stormwater

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Well I have some profound knowledge about Geography, which studies the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere and it was in the category of Environmental Science under the Stormwater Management Category. Environmental Science happens to be my major, so I felt this was a great article for me to evaluate as I already have knowledge around storms and such, and I felt I could learn more and also boost my understanding toward my own major.

Evaluate the article
The article starts out with a general description of what stormwater is and how it occurs from the first three paragraphs. While reading the Lead Section, it was easy to grasp and gave me a better understanding of how it happens and what it does. Even more, the article provides links in the words such as "urban runoffs", "water pollution" and "purification". These topics are some that many people may not know, and providing links right where the words appear is very smart, and provides a better understanding to some who may be more confused on what the article is talking about. While I would prefer them to use lesser complicated aspects in the introduction section, the way they countered that was very good. Overall, a very solid intro. Brief, Clear, Detailed but not a bad thing by any means.

Next up it talks about the "Impacts of Stormwater" which is a very good segment to string after the intro paragraph, it's exactly what I would've done as well. It talks about how storm water can benefit areas with more vegetation and soil to soak up the water, while the more urban and developed aspects of the world may not absorb water like vegetation does. Take for instance concrete, water will slide down it, it won't be absorbed by it. It's a good explanation for why storm water can be good or very bad. It talks about the different phases that stormwater has in an urban area, and how even lots of water could cause pollution in that area. Plenty of Images are used to further convey the message the article is getting across. The article continues to go over other aspects that relate to storm water and water pollution including regulations by the governments, the history of it, and the water management to counter the storm water issue in urban areas. The content of this article is quite expansive with a lot to read for just an article on storm water. It honestly impressed me how much it went over.

The article is not perfect, but I think it is a very good one. I believe that the structure and choice of words could've been a little bit more different and clear throughout the article, I personally would've chosen different structure of words. There was a lot of words that had links within them in the intro paragraph, while I think it's great to have a lot of those for the majority of the article, In my opinion I think a lead section should have a little less of words or subjects that may be a bit harder to understand for someone who is not in the field of science. After all a lead section should just be a general description that anyone should be able to understand. But they do counter the by offering article links in those words in case someone wants to read up on them. Overall, this was a great article and I learned quite a bit from it. Knowledge is a fun thing to gather and you never know when it may come in handy someday, maybe it'll even save a life.