User:GibbsOtis/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Climate migration

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have a lot of interest in housing, climate change, and the union of the two. As climate change worsens, so will the impacts of natural hazards that force people out of their homes. Poorer parts of the world have been and will continue to be disproportionately impacted by these disasters, and I believe that in the near future we will see large groups of climate refugees, particularly from the Global South. We will need to be able to accommodate these refugees in more temperate areas that are able to withstand the worsening effects of climate change, building housing for them.

Evaluate the article

 * Lead Section
 * The introductory sentence clearly defines the idea of climate migration, as well as giving examples of some of the natural hazards that give rise to these migrations.
 * This section does not include a brief summary of the different sections of the article.
 * The only information in the lead is also summarized in the body of the article.
 * The lead is concise and effective in my opinion.
 * Content
 * Yes, the content is relative to the subject of the article.
 * Yes, the content is up to date.
 * There is not necessarily any information missing, but the section 'Statistics by Region' could use additions such as specific subheadings for African and South American countries (like they do for the North America section).
 * This article deals with historically underrepresented populations, and speaks about 'Planning for Climate Migrants'. Thus, I believe it is addressing an equity gap.
 * Tone and Balance
 * I believe this article is relatively neutral, though by speaking on this sort of content most readers will be able to see the importance of adapting to climate change and supporting vulnerable populations.
 * Sources and References
 * This article has 149 references and I spot checked a number of links, all of them work. All statistics listed in this article are backed up by hyperlinked sources.
 * Time frame of sources vary, but there are sources and statistics as recent as 2023, so I'd say this article is fairly current.
 * There are sources from minority authors, making for a diverse spectrum of references.
 * Talk Page
 * There are many talk page posts in the last two years. There is one about use of environmental resources. Another is a round of edits from a student at Rice University who was focusing on the displacement of coastal populations.
 * The article is part of the following WikiProjects: environment, climate change, globalization, and sociology. All of these are rated as C-class, so there is room for improvement.