User:Maddladd8011/sandbox

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Evaluating Content:

 * This article is a bit barren when it comes to information, but even so, some of the information presented is odd to me. The reference to the wedding of King Alfonso II of Naples threw me off, because it seems completely random. A volcanic eruption is not a significant part of his history, so I looked through the sources and saw that this was used as the hook for the cited BBC article. I think this should be removed and replaced with discussion about the weather events occurring in Europe during the time period the sources attribute to the eruption. Also, both sources in the article are from 2017, so if anything has been discovered since then, its not noted here. It could use more scientific studies. Otherwise, the text is clear and easy to understand, and the article links to other related Wikipedia pages.

Evaluating Tone:

 * The tone of the article comes off as logical and neutral. I don't think the author is trying to push a point of view, but its worth noting that the end of the article is largely conjecture. I think it could be worded better. The viewpoint that the eruption was the cause of abnormal weather events in Europe is overrepresented, but that's understandable considering that is the viewpoint of both articles used.

Evaluating Sources:

 * Both sources have working links and are reliable. One is a BBC article and the other is an academic paper on the topic. Both sources are about the topic and support the claims of the article. The references on the page, however, are simply tacked on to the end of the paragraph instead of attached to the specific facts referenced, which needs to be fixed. There's no particular motive for either source to have bias on the issue; however, if there is any opposition to the idea that the eruption is the cause of abnormal weather patterns observed at the time, that needs to be represented here too.

Evaluating Talk Page:

 * My talk page was empty before I posted there. The article is a part of the Volcano WikiProject, is a stub, and is rated at mid importance.

Article Draft
The 1465 mystery eruption was a large volcanic eruption conjectured to have taken place in 1465 or "the early 1460s". The actual time and place of the eruption is not known, but it is speculated that this eruption is actually a redate of the Kuwae eruption in Vanuatu. The 1465 mystery eruption was likely a seven on the volcanic explosivity index scale (VEI-7), which extends from zero to eight. It was possibly even larger than Mount Tambora's 1815 eruption in Sumbawa, Indonesia.

Historical Records
Information regarding the mystery eruption comes from distant ice core records and historical records that refer to atmospheric events from approximately 1465.

Climate Implications
The 1465 mystery eruption had a significant impact on agriculture and the economy. Records describe years without summers between 1465 to 1469, likely due to abundant volcanic dust produced by the explosion, which reduced solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface. The atmospheric dust also led to strange colored skies and increased precipitation from 1466-70.