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Evaluating A Wikipedia Article Notes: Extinction risk from global warming
Everything in the article is relevant to the article topic. One thing that was distracting to me is that the data for the IPCC Assessment Report and the study in 2004 are both outdated information and there are current projections of data for those predictions of extinction risk.

The article is neutral. I do not see any claims or anything that seems to be biased or opinionated on a particular topic.

I think the viewpoints in the article are good as they are. I think there could be additional information relating to extinct species related to global warming and relate to theories of how other species such as humans and plants could go extinct due to global warming and how long it will take.

I think the article could use a better layout when it comes to the information presented. Maybe for each type of species there could be a section related to it.

The article achieves it rhetorical objective of educating and informing the audience.

This article is rated Start-class.

The links for citations do work. The source do support the claims in the article. Some facts are referenced with an appropriate and reliable reference. Most of the information comes from websites belonging to PBS, Christian Science Monitor, Australian Geographic, and New Scientist and the other information comes from published magazines and works. The sources are mostly reputable and do not show any bias.

The sources and the information gathered on this article for predictions and studies and claims are outdated.

Adelie Penguins Population Decline Resulted from Climate Change
The Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) species is declining and data analysis done on the breeding colonies is used to estimate and project future habitat and population sustainability in relation to warming sea temperatures. By 2060, one-third of the observed Adelie penguin colony along the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) will be in decline. The Adelie penguins are a circumpolar species, used to the ranges of Antarctic climate, and experiencing population decline. There are climate model projections that predict there might be sanctuary for the species past 2099. The observed population is similarly proportional to the species-wide population (one-third of the observed population is equal to 20% of the species-wide population, in 2016).

Cimino, Megan A., Lynch, Heather J., Saba Vincent S., & Oliver, Matthew J. (2016). Projected asymmetric response of adelie penguins to Antarctic climate change. Nature Publishing Group.

Sea Turtles in The Caribbean Affected by Climate Change
Environmental data was collected from the annual rainfall and tide temperatures over the course of 200 years and showed an increase air temperature (mean of 31.0 degree celsius in 2016). This data was used to relate the decline of the sex ratios of sea turtles in the North East Caribbean and climate change. The species of sea turtles include the Dermochelys coriacea, Chelonia myads, and Eretmochelys imbricata. Extinction is a risk for these species as the sex ratio is being afflicted causing a higher female to male ratio. Projections estimate the declining rate of male Chelonia myads as 2.4% hatchlings being male by 2030 and 0.4% by 2090.

Laloe, Jacques-Oliver., Esteban, NIcole., Berkel, Jessica., & Hays, Graeme C. (2016). Sand temperatures for nesting sea turtles in the caribbean: implications for hatchling sex rations in the face of climate change. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Volume 474, pg. 92-99.

Wenqi's Feedback
The information you added to this Wikipedia article is important. You additions are clear and to the point. A couple of suggestions: 1) add a heading before your additions because what you added in the article belong to a new section; 2) add a topic sentence before each paragraph you added. For example, the declining numbers of the Adelie penguins indicates...global warming. By adding a topic sentence, you can connect your addition to the big theme of this article.

Daniel Wethli's Feedback

 * 1) Content Questions- I think the information you provided for the Adeile Penguin Population is comprehensive. However I think I am a bit confused by what you mean by the sanctuary by 2099. I assume this means they will need to build one to maintain a healthy population. I also think you should be more explicit in how much they will decline. The information on the sea turtles is very comprehensive.
 * 2) This is important information that reflects the potential negative effects of climate change on two different species.
 * 3) These sections are completely original to the article and add organization to an otherwise unorganized wiki article.


 * 1) Organization- I think the additions are logical and very clear and concise.
 * 2) I think the content you added has flow and is very easy to read. The only thing you could correct as far as additions and flow are concerned is by making this sentence clearer. "The Adelie penguins are a circumpolar species, used to the ranges of Antarctic climate, and experiencing population decline." This is a little choppy.
 * 3) The additions are part of a new needed section of this article and I think it will contribute well.
 * 4) "might be sanctuary" needs a little bit of a grammatical change. Other than that grammar looks perfect to me.

3. The tone is neutral and fits proper Wikipedia style well. There is no bias or misleading content.

4. You have to add your sources to your claims here though, otherwise technically everything here is plagiarism. Based off the the Google doc sources you provided everything looks reliable and up to date.