User:RosalesP/sandbox

Paulina's Work Log:
October 4, 2019 - Found that some references lead to an error page, and the sentence citing reference 2 was plagiarism. I added two new headings to my sandbox to keep everything organized. I also copy and pasted some sections from my article that I should start editing. I have begun to edit the section "Impacts". After it is done I will move on to "Aftermath" and see what I can find.(3 hours)

October 5, 2019 - Started adding more to the section "Aftermath". Added sources to all the information.(2 hours)

October 17, 2019 - Bolded what I added/fixed to the article (I have the original text in my sandbox to help me see what I have to change). (1 minute)

October 18, 2019 - I searched for more information. Changed the heading of the section "Aftermath" to "Recuperation Efforts" so that the section doesn't seem like a copy of "Impact". Added to "Recuperation Efforts".(1 hour and 20 minutes)

November 1, 2019 - Removed the "Preparations" section since I found no information for that. I reorganized the sources list because some of the links are dead, and I spent time rereading the article and fact checking from the sources to make sure there were no instances of plagiarism.(1 hour)

November 2, 2019 - Moved my improved sections to the main article, and did some last minute adjustments (fixed sources that were cited twice and checked for misspelling and plagiarism). (45 minutes)

Heather's Comments:
10/2- Good start. This is how the Sandbox should start looking. Be sure to watch the video in Introduction to Week 5 if you haven't yet. What did you notice about "Effects of Hurricane George..." page? What could you improve? Use this document to help guide you: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Evaluating_Wikipedia_brochure_%28Wiki_Education_Foundation%29.pdf. Please update this space every week.

10/15- Paulina- what did you add to "Aftermath." Post it here before you post it to the main page and bold it or something so I can see and give you feedback. Same with "Impact" below (hmmm...now I wonder if those are the same: aftermath and impact). Bold what you changed so I can give you feedback. What else are you working on changing?

11/1- Terrific! You are ready to move these awesome edits to the main space! Make sure sandbox and main space are in "edit" mode so you move citations formatting with it. :)

Article I'm Editing: (copy and paste)
Effects of Hurricane Georges in Haiti

Possible Improvements:
10/4/19 - The article's sections on "The Effects of Hurricane Georges", "Preparations", and "Aftermath" need more information. Some of the links cited are dead/don't work and need to be fixed(1,5,9). There are sentences that are closely paraphrased and contain plagiarism, which should be deleted or changed.

10/17/19 - "Preparations" needs information, it might be difficult to find though. "Aftermath" could also use more information.

Sources:
Kirk EJ, and Kirk JM. “Cuban Medical Cooperation in Haiti: One of the World's Best-Kept Secrets.” Cuban Studies, vol. 41, 2010, pp. 166–72.

Site above focuses on Cuban aid sent to Haiti, but it also includes what the casualties were after Hurricane Georges in Haiti.

“Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti - Hurricane Georges Fact Sheet #6 - Antigua and Barbuda.” ReliefWeb, US Agency for International Development, 30 Sept. 1998, reliefweb.int/report/antigua-and-barbuda/caribbean-dominican-republic-haiti-hurricane-georges-fact-sheet-6.

https://reliefweb.int/report/antigua-and-barbuda/caribbean-dominican-republic-haiti-hurricane-georges-fact-sheet-6

Guiney, John L. National Hurricane Center, 5 Jan. 1990, www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL071998_Georges.pdf.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL071998_Georges.pdf

“Americas | Hurricane Georges Hits Haiti.” BBC News, BBC, 22 Sept. 1998, news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/177135.stm.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/177135.stm

Changes in Progress:
'' Bold text is what I changed, normal text is the original. ''

Hurricane Georges began as a tropical wave mid-September 1998, and it traveled along the African coast. Tracking westward, the wave spawned an area of low pressure two days later, which quickly strengthened into a tropical depression. On September 16, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Georges, and to Hurricane Georges the next day. The storm reached its peak intensity on September 20 with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h), just below Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.

Over the following five days, the hurricane tracked through the Greater Antilles, causing over 600 fatalities, mainly in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. By September 25, Georges entered the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm made landfall three days later near Biloxi, Mississippi with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h). '''Upon landfall, the hurricane's forward motion slowed to an eastward drift. Georges continued to diminish until it completely died down on October 1 near the Atlantic coast of Florida. '''

Remove "Preparations" section

From section "Impact"

Upon reaching Haiti, Georges was a weakened hurricane, but it still brought heavy rainfall across the entire country. The capital city of Port-au-Prince was largely unharmed, with the exception of flooding in low-lying coastal areas, damaging the main commercial port. The rest of the country, however, experienced a significant number of mudslides due to deforestation along the mountains.These mudslides destroyed or severely damaged many houses, leaving 167,332 homeless. Damage was greatest along the northern coastline from Cap-Haïtien to Gonaïves due to the flooding and mudslides. On the southern coast, the head of a U.S.-based medical team, stranded for several days by flooding in the remote town of Belle Anse, anticipated a rise in malnutrition, disease, homelessness and poverty. Lack of electricity led to a total disruption of Haiti's water supply system, causing a decrease in sanitary conditions across the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. In all, at least 400 people died in Haiti.

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'''Georges was already a weakened hurricane upon reaching Haiti, but cities and other areas of low elevation were still in danger of high winds, mudslides, and flooding. Haiti's capital received minimal damage. The rest of the country, however, experienced a significant number of flash floods due to deforestation along the mountains. Mudslides destroyed or severely damaged many houses, leaving 167,332 homeless. Floods left the greatest impact along the northern coastline. On the southern coast, the head of a U.S.-based medical team, stranded for several days by flooding in the remote town of Belle Anse, anticipated a rise in malnutrition, disease, homelessness and poverty. Hurricane Georges caused citizens to have no access to clean water, which added to the unsanitary conditions from dirty flood water and rampant diseases. In all, there were at least 400 fatalities. 

From section "Aftermath"

"Aftermath" --> "Recuperation Efforts"

The country requested food assistance in the aftermath of the hurricane to alleviate the serious losses.

'''The country requested food assistance due to crop and livestock damage in the aftermath of the hurricane in order to alleviate the serious losses. Organizations such as the BHR/OFDA offered monetary assistance and provided limited amounts of resources such as blankets, water, and plastic sheeting.  CWS sent some of it's members to Haiti to scope the extend of aid needed and provided kits containing cleaning supplies and toiletries. CWS and FEMA partnered together to oversee rebuilding efforts and gather volunteers. Cuba provided medical assistance and gave additional training to Haitian doctors through an agreement made with Haiti.'''