Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2022 Japan heatwave


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep under WP:SNOW. It is clear that nobody else believes that "article is a stub" is a valid reason for deletion. (non-admin closure) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 19:34, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

2022 Japan heatwave

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Nominating on behalf of IP, rationale below.

Appears to be a WP:PERMASTUB. Does not appear to be able to be expanded properly. Lacks significant sourcing. All news articles found appear to be immediately during the heat event as forecasts, meaning WP:NOTNEWS also applies. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 19:25, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events and Japan. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 19:25, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. I added details from existing sources and a source from July 2022. That was enough to get it to "start" grade, thus resolving the permastub concerns. Additionally, there is no reason to assume that article expansion will cease here, it was Japan's hottest heatwave ever, there is no reason to assume there won't be future coverage. CT55555 (talk) 20:20, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * No it is still a stub. 7 references, less then ten sentences. 74.101.118.197 (talk) 23:29, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * It was rated as start by the rater tool, this a fairly neutral assessment of the articles grade. Nonetheless, we don't delete things just because they are stubs. It passes WP:GNG so that's the main point here. CT55555 (talk) 02:45, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Automated tools are never without error. 74.101.118.197 (talk) 14:39, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * The point is moot. I've further expanded it to a decent sizes article. The idea that this is a "permastub" I think is completely disproven, by both that and the BMJ article published today that talks about the heatwave. NOTNEWS is disproven by the BMJ article (see comment below), and by the analysis type piece from the Guardian. CT55555 (talk) 20:38, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep the article has been expanded using multiple reliable sources. Passes WP:GNG so that deletion is unnecessary in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 22:38, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Expanding it one sentence is does not mean has been expanded using multiple reliable sources. 74.101.118.197 (talk) 23:29, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I expanded by more than one sentence. And the article does have multiple reliable sources. That is plain to see. CT55555 (talk) 02:46, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment (I !voted above already) There is coverage in this BMJ article published today. https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj.o2107 CT55555 (talk) 19:32, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets WP:GNG, and we have academic coverage of this event now per CT. The other concerns by IP are fixable, and WP:AFDISNOTCLEANUP. Jumpytoo Talk 07:54, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Record heat similar to 2022 United Kingdom heat waves Chidgk1 (talk) 17:15, 4 September 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.