User:Mbrown2098/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Politics of global warming
 * Article Evaluation
 * Several sections, including the Lead, have notices indicating that they are incomplete or inadequate
 * From an editing perspective, this provides space to contribute substantial content
 * The article contains images, but most are in the end sections. The beginning could have more
 * There are many instances where there is a "clarification needed" notice, indicating an expansion or citation is necessary
 * Generally, there are many citations, but there are also several paragraphs with no citations
 * The content is relevant to the topic, but there are a couple listed sections with no content
 * The article is related to WikiProject Climate Change, WikiProject Environment, and WikiProject Politics
 * The Talk page is not very substantial
 * Sources
 * https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-challenging-politics-of-climate-change/
 * https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/politics-global-warming-march-2018/2/
 * https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2016/10/04/the-politics-of-climate/

Option 2

 * Article title
 * CICE (sea ice model)
 * Article Evaluation
 * The Lead gives an excellent and concise overview of the topic
 * The Lead does include some extraneous sentences that could be edited
 * Given the length of the article, there are an excellent number of citations and references
 * There are no notices or flags
 * It could be hard to edit this article, as it is fairly thorough and niche
 * Sources
 * https://climatemodeling.science.energy.gov/technical-highlights/cice-consortium-model-sea-ice-development
 * https://www.lanl.gov/discover/publications/1663/2019-july/_assets/docs/1663-34-InTheirOwnWords.pdf

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Climate change policy of the United States
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article gives thorough and exhaustive information about the topic
 * The Lead is clear and concise, although there is a "citation needed" notice present
 * There are relevant images and graphics present throughout the article
 * There are three sections with "undue weight" notices, which could be possible places for editing
 * Largely though, the article is written neutrally
 * A few sections are underdeveloped or lack content altogether
 * There is a notice indicating that some of the reference links may be excessive or inappropriate
 * The Talk page is active with many users discussing their contributions
 * The article is related to WikiProject Environment, WikiProject Climate Change, WikiProject Energy, and WikiProject United States
 * Sources
 * https://www.brookings.edu/2019/03/22/where-does-u-s-climate-policy-stand-in-2019/
 * https://www.c2es.org/content/federal-action-on-climate/
 * https://www.epa.gov/environmental-economics/economics-climate-change

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Climate justice
 * Article Evaluation
 * The Lead is concise and thorough
 * The article is largely written neutrally, although there is one notice that indicates a dispute about the neutrality of the section
 * There is another notice indicating that a section is written with only one source
 * Both of the above provide instances for potential editing
 * The Talk page is not super active
 * The article is related to WikiProject Environment, WikiProject Climate Change, WikiProject Philosophy, WikiProject Law, WikiProject Globalization, and WikiProject Politics
 * Sources
 * https://www.naacp.org/issues/environmental-justice/
 * https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/greta-speeches
 * https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/climate-justice/

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Snowpack
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article's Lead is thorough, and gives a adequate overview of the topic
 * The article is very short, and could potentially be improved with a new section on how climate change is affecting snowpack, and what that means for snowpack as a water resource for streams and rivers, and as a contributor of mass to glaciers
 * Expansion could also include discussing a changing snowpack as a product of climate change as it relates to snow sport economies or as a natural reservoir
 * Given the length of the article, there are adequate citations
 * There is no content in the Talk page
 * Sources
 * https://climatechange.lta.org/changes-in-mountain-snow-pack/
 * https://blog.ucsusa.org/geeta-persad/climate-change-and-californias-springtime-snowpack
 * https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0632.1