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Welcome to '''WikiProject Tropical cyclones''', a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] to systematically organize all the information in Wikipedia related to '''[[Tropical cyclone]]s''' (also known as '''hurricanes''' or '''typhoons'''). This project's focus is to centralize the efforts of many [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s to make Wikipedia the best free resource when it comes to information about the subject.
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Typhon''' ([[ancient Greek]]: {{polytonic|Τυφῶν}}), also '''Typhoeus''' ({{polytonic|Τυφωεύς}}), '''Typhaon''' ({{polytonic|Τυφάων}}) or '''Typhus''' ({{polytonic|Τυφώς}}) is the final son of [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]], with [[Tartarus]]; Typhon attempts to replace Zeus as the king of gods and men. [[Hesiod]] narrates his birth:
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This [[WikiPedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] aims to provide a common layout for articles on historical [[tropical cyclone]]s, which includes tropical cyclone articles for storms that have been given a name (e.g., [[Hurricane Charley]]), as well as seasonal basin articles (e.g. [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season]]) and articles that are required as a framework for those articles (e.g. [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale]], [[tropical cyclone]]).
:''Tartarus, by the aid of golden [[Aphrodite]].'' —Hesiod, ''[[Theogony]]'' 820-822.
In the alternative account of the origin of Typhaon, the [[Homeric Hymn]] to [[Apollo]] makes the monster Typhaon at [[Delphi]] a son of archaic [[Hera]] in her [[Eteocretan language|Minoan form]], produced out of herself, like a monstrous version of [[Hephaestus]], and whelped in a cave in [[Cilicia]] and confined there in the enigmatic land of the Arimi— ''en Arimois'' (''[[Iliad]]'', ii. 781-783). It was in Cilicia that Zeus battled with the ancient monster and overcame him, in a more complicated story: It was not an easy battle, and Typhon temporarily overcame Zeus, cut the "sinews" from him and left him in the "leather sack", the ''korukos'' that is the etymological origin of the ''korukion atron'', the Korykian or [[Corycian Cave]] in which Zeus suffers temporary eclipse as if in the Land of the Dead. The region of Cilicia in southeastern [[Anatolia]] had many opportunities for coastal Hellenes' connection with the [[Hittites]] to the north. From the first reappearance of the Hittite myth of [[Illuyankas]], it has been seen as a prototype of the battle of Zeus and Typhon.<ref>W. Porzig, "Illuyankas und Typhon", ''Kleinasiatische Forschung'' I.3 (1930) pp 379-86.</ref> [[Walter Burkert]] and [[Calvert Watkins]] each note the close agreements. Watkins' ''How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics'' (Oxford University Press) 1995, reconstructs in disciplined detail the flexible [[Indo-European]] poetic formula that underlies myth, epic and magical charm texts of the lashing and binding of Typhon.
The inveterate enemy of the [[Twelve Olympians|Olympian gods]] is described in detail by Hesiod<ref>''[[Theogony]]'' 820-868</ref> as a vast grisly monster with a [[Multi-headed animal|hundred snakelike heads]] "with dark flickering tongues" flashing fire from their eyes and a din of voices and a hundred [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpents]] issuing from his thighs, a feature shared by many primal monsters of Greek myth that extend in serpentine or scaly coils from the waist down. The titanic struggle created earthquakes and [[tsunami]]s.<ref>"The whole earth seethed, and sky and sea: and the long waves raged along the beaches round and about, at the rush of the deathless gods: and there arose an endless shaking." (Hesiod, ''Theogony'').</ref> Once conquered by [[Zeus]]' thunderbolts, Typhon was cast into Tartarus, the common destiny of many such archaic adversaries, or he was confined beneath [[Mount Aetna]] ([[Pindar]], ''Pythian Ode'' 1.19 - 20; [[Aeschylus]], ''Prometheus Bound'' 370). where "his bed scratches and goads the whole length of his back stretched out against it," or in other [[Volcano|volcanic]] regions, where he is the cause of eruptions.
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Typhon is thus the [[chthonic]] figuration of volcanic forces, as Hephaestus (Roman [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]]) is their "civilized" Olympian manifestation. Amongst his children by [[Echidna (mythology)|Echidna]] are [[Cerberus]], the serpent-like [[Lernaean Hydra]], the [[Chimera (creature)|Chimera]], the hundred-headed dragon [[Dragons in Greek mythology|Ladon]], the half-woman half-lion [[Sphinx]], the two-headed wolf [[Orthus]], [[Ethon]] the eagle who tormented [[Prometheus]], and the [[Nemean Lion]].
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Typhon is also the father of hot dangerous [[anemoi|storm winds]] which issue forth from the stormy pit of Tartarus, according to Hesiod.
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His name is apparently derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] "typhein", to smoke, hence it is considered to be a possible [[etymology]] for the word ''[[typhoon]],'' supposedly borrowed by the [[Persians]] (as طوفان ''Tufân'') and [[Arab]]s to describe the [[Cyclone|cyclonic storms]] of the [[Indian Ocean]]. The Greeks also frequently represented him as a storm-daemon, especially in the version where he stole Zeus's thunderbolts and wrecked the earth with storms (cf. Hesiod, Theogony; Nonnus, Dionysiaca).
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Since [[Herodotus]], Typhon has been identified with the Egyptian [[Set (mythology)|Set]] ([[interpretatio Graeca]]). In the [[Orphic]] tradition, Typhon leads the Titans when they attack and kill [[Dionysus]], just as [[Set (mythology)|Set]] is responsible for the murder of [[Osiris]]. Furthermore, the slaying of Typhon by Zeus is analogous to the killing of [[Vritra]] by [[Indra]] (also a lightning deity), and two stories likely are ultimately derived from a common Indo-European myth.
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*Typhon is the two-headed tyrant of Urth in [[Gene Wolfe]]'s ''[[Book of the New Sun]]''—who built the [[generation ship]] ''Whorl'' in ''[[Book of the Long Sun]]'' and is referred to there as Pas.
*Typhon is the main "villain" in the mythology-based computer action-[[RPG]] ''[[Titan Quest]]''.
*In the [[Playstation]] game '[['Final Fantasy VII]]'', Typhon is the name of an optional summon. Portrayed as a purple creature with a head at each end. Typhon unleashes a strong breath that creates a whirlwind causing wind damage to all enemies.
*In the [[Playstation 2]] game ''[[God of War II]]'', Typhon is portrayed as a wind-blowing [[Titan (mythology)|Titan]], immobile in a cave-like lair, on an island. The main character, [[Kratos]], makes his way up to Typhon's eye, and attacks it, ultimately pulling out its magic, a bow-and-arrow-like weapon, called Typhon's Bane.
*In ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', Typhon, played by [[Glenn Shadix]], is Echidna's doting husband and is a cheerful giant. He was trapped in stone until Hercules freed him.
*Typhon is the name of a song by the metal band [[Therion]]
*Typhon is the name of a line of locomotive horns manufactured by the Leslie Company, formerly of Parsippany, NJ.
*Typhon is the name of a character who seems to be a demon in Dean Koontz's book "The Face."
*Typhon is the name of a character from warhammer 40,000 before the Horus Heresy. After which the Choas god Nurgle renamed him Typhus and gifted him the Destroyer Plague, an infestation of insect that pour from inside of him blotting out the sun and getting in Typhus's enemies.
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*[[Robert Graves]], ''The Greek Myths'', (1955) 1960, §36.1-3
*[[Karl Kerenyi]], ''The Gods of the Greeks'' 1951
*[[Calvert Watkins]], ''How to Kill a Dragon'' 1995, 448-459
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Tropical cyclones are separated by basin. Generally each basin has its own categories; all articles for a particular basin are inter-woven using links and categories. It's important that the basin is listed identically (including capitalization) for all articles. The basin is generally passed in to templates to automatically create categorizations and links within an article.
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* All tropical cyclones of the same name should be visible through a disambiguation page (e.g., [[Hurricane Diana (disambiguation)]]). If none of the disambiguated storms are particularly infamous the main name may be used for the disambiguation (e.g., [[Hurricane Danielle]]). The disambiguation should be basin-independent and should cover all storms in all basins with the same name. If in doubt use "Tropical Storm" or "Tropical Cyclone" as the prefix for the disambiguation when multiple basins are involved.
* If a name has been used only once (or is being used for the first time) and is not warranting an article, it should be created as a redirect to that season (e.g. [[Tropical Storm Sebastien]] redirects to [[1995 Atlantic hurricane season]]).
* Never hesitate to add a redirect when there is no article for a particular hurricane. Redirects help users to find information if it's "hidden" in a season article, and prevent spurious creation of new articles. This is particularly useful for active hurricanes, as users will otherwise often jump at the chance to write a "new" article about the event. Articles should be redirected to disambiguation pages or (only when there is no ambiguity) to the season article that includes the hurricane. Do not redirect to the season article when a disambiguation page exists, as there is then no way for readers to find the disambiguation.
** This is also helpful for people who wish to provide links to WP for current storms: they can do it once, and the redirect will catch the in-links unless and until a separate page is created. Question: should the redirect go to the season page, or the section thereon for that specific storm?
* Unnamed (including numbered) hurricanes (used for older tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and Pacific basins, and for all tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean basin) should be distinguished by ___location, type, and year. Three naming conventions are possible: [[Galveston Hurricane of 1900]], [[1928 Okeechobee Hurricane]], or [[Hurricane 12 (1975)]]. All unnamed hurricanes should always have a year in the name. Again, create redirects wherever necessary to avoid confusion or duplicate articles.
===Tropical cyclone article guidelines===
* Use one of the infobox templates above. Other templates may also be useful for active hurricanes.
* Add {{[[Template:hurricane|hurricane]]}} at the top of the talk page of tropical cyclone articles.
* Tropical cyclone articles should always link to the season they are a part of (included in the templates). For instance, [[Hurricane Camille]] links to the [[1969 Atlantic hurricane season]].
* Make sure the season article also links to the hurricane article. For instance, [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season]] should link to [[Hurricane Ivan]].
* Tropical cyclone articles should be categorized by basin ("Category:Atlantic hurricanes"), strength ("Category:Category 5 hurricanes"), and season ("Category:2005 Atlantic hurricane season"). Parent categories ("Category:Tropical Cyclones") should be reserved as meta-categories.
===Tropical cyclone season article guidelines===
* Seasons are separated by basin. Compare [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]], [[2005 Pacific hurricane season]], [[2005 Pacific typhoon season]]. There are generally six basins (N Atlantic, NW Pacific, NE Pacific, SW Pacific, N Indian, S Atlantic) but not all may justify articles.
* Use {{[[Template:Infobox hurricane season|Infobox hurricane season]]}} or a variant, as mentioned above.
* Add {{[[Template:hurricane|hurricane]]}} at the top of the talk page of season articles.
* Link to other appropriate season articles. For instance [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] links to the articles for the 2005 NW and NE Pacific seasons and to the 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 N Atlantic season articles.
* Season articles should include an overall summary plus a short summary for each storm, with a link to the storm page where appropriate. See [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season]] for an example. If a storm's summary becomes too long it may be moved into a separate article.
===Tropical cyclone categories===
These guidelines show how existing storms, disambiguations, and seasons are categorized. Categorizing all articles consistently makes it easier for readers to navigate through related articles.
* Each storm article (but not season articles) should be categorized by basin; see [[:Category:Tropical cyclones by basin]] for a complete list of basins. Disambiguation pages are also categorized by basin (sometimes into multiple basins); see [[Typhoon Nina]] for an example. An example basin category is [[:Category:Atlantic hurricanes]].
* All storm articles should be given a strength category like ([[:Category:Category 3 tropical cyclones]]). See [[:Category:Tropical cyclones by strength]] for a full list of category choices.
* Season categories like [[:Category:2003 Atlantic hurricane season]] are used to categorize both storms and seasons. Each season article should be categorized into its own season (see the provided templates for this). Each storm is also categorized according to the season it is in. Disambiguation pages are categorized by season as well (see [[Tropical Storm Hazel]] for an example). See the child categories of [[:Category:Tropical cyclones by season]] for a complete list of season categories.
* Basin season categories are used to categorize season articles (like [[2005 Pacific typhoon season]]) and categories (like [[:Category:2005 Pacific typhoon season]]); see [[:Category:Tropical cyclones by season]] for a complete list of season categories. The provided templates will generally do this automatically.
* Storms should be categorized by region where appropriate; see [[:Category:Tropical cyclones by region]]. Hurricanes impacting the United States should generally go into a category "<state> hurricanes" (like [[:Category:North Carolina hurricanes]]). Nations follow a different standard; the category is called "Hurricanes in <nation>" (like [[:Category:Hurricanes in Mexico]]. All regions affected should be categorized.
* When there are multiple articles about a particular storm, that storm should have a category identical to its article name; in this case the storm category should be categorized the same way the article is. See [[:Category:Hurricane Katrina]] for an example.
* Only top-level categories should be categorized within [[:Category:Tropical cyclones]]. Articles don't go into this category but fall into sub-categories.
* Storm disambiguation articles (like [[:Hurricane Gordon (disambiguation)]]) should be in the [[:Category:Tropical cyclone disambiguation]] category. Using {{tl|hurricane disambig}} in the article will accomplish this automatically.
===Images and image names===
To make uploading and categorization easier, season and storm articles should have consistent types of images and those images should have consistent names.
* Season and storm track images. Each season should have a track image if possible. The image should probably have the name ''<season>_map.png'', where <season> is the name of the season article. If you create storm track map using [[User:Jdorje/Tracks|Jdorje's track map generator]], try to upload it to [[:commons:Special:Upload|Commons]] and tag it with {{[[:commons:Template:Hurricane auto track map|hurricane auto track map]]}}.
* Storm peak-intensity visible-light pictures. Most storms have a satellite picture of the storm at peak intensity. Higher resolution is always better.
* Storm landfall visible-light pictures. Other storms have a satellite picture of the storm at landfall. Again higher resolution is always better.
* Non-visible-light storm images. Many storms may have IR, doppler, or other types of meteorological pictures.
==Hierarchy definition==
Tropical cyclones are categorized by basin, strength, season, and region. Seasons are categorized by basin and year.
==Tasks==
{{Portal:Tropical cyclones/Things you can do}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Noticeboard}}
==Pages needing attention==
{{Wikipedia:Pages needing attention/Meteorology}}
==Adopt an article==
Similar to the [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week|Collaboration of the week]], but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.
* [[Example|Example article]]: [[User:Example]]
* [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi]] - [[User:Tijuana Brass|Tijuana Brass]]
* [[Hurricane Fran]] — [[User:Jdorje|jdorje]] <small>([[User_talk:jdorje|talk]])</small>
* [[Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635]] - [[User:Icelandic Hurricane|Icelandic Hurricane #12]]
* [[1957 Pacific typhoon season]] - [[User:Icelandic Hurricane|Icelandic Hurricane #12]]
* [[Cyclone Heta]]-[[User:Storm05|Storm05]]
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==Other subpages==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Navigation}}
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===Main Wikipedia articles on Tropical Cyclones===
* [[1970 Bhola cyclone]]
* [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] {{FA}}
* [[Cyclone Catarina]]
* [[Cyclone Tracy]]
* [[Eye (cyclone)]] {{FA}}
* [[Hurricane Katrina]] {{FA}}
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Please feel free to list your new Tropical Cyclones-related articles here (newer articles at the '''top''', please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the [[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]] box on the [[Main]] Wikipedia page. DYK has a 120 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.
*[[Tropical cyclone track forecasting]] created by splitting off information from [[tropical cyclone forecasting]] article. [[User:Thegreatdr|Thegreatdr]] 10:42, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
*[[Hurricane Tico (1983)]] created [[May 2]] [[User:Miss Madeline|Miss Madeline]] | [[User talk:Miss Madeline|Talk to Madeline]] 20:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
*[[Effects of tropical cyclones]] created, per request on [[tropical cyclone]] page. [[User:Thegreatdr|Thegreatdr]] 22:14, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
*[[1932 San Ciprian Hurricane]] [[User:Storm05|Storm05]] 18:09, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
*[[Effects of Hurricane Wilma in Florida]] Created by request of the Wilma page, and split off from that page. [[User:Thegreatdr|Thegreatdr]] 19:10, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
*[[Hurricane Gerda (1969)]] [[User:Storm05|Storm05]] 13:43, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
*[[Tropical cyclone forecasting]] [[User:Thegreatdr|Thegreatdr]] 16:09, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
===Current Featured Tropical cyclone-related content===
====[[WP:FA|Featured Articles]]====
*[[1928 Okeechobee Hurricane]]
*[[1933 Atlantic hurricane season]]
*[[1995 Pacific hurricane season]]
*[[2000 Sri Lanka Cyclone]]
*[[2003 Pacific hurricane season]]
*[[2004 Atlantic hurricane season]]
*[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
*[[Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware]]
*[[Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.C.]]
*[[Effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina]]
*[[Galveston Hurricane of 1900]]
*[[Hurricane Claudette (2003)]]
*[[Hurricane Dennis]]
*[[Hurricane Edith (1971)]]
*[[Hurricane Erika (1997)]]
*[[Hurricane Erika (2003)]]
*[[Hurricane Esther (1961)]]
*[[Hurricane Fabian]]
*[[Hurricane Floyd]]
*[[Hurricane Gloria]]
*[[Hurricane Gustav (2002)]]
*[[Hurricane Iniki]]
*[[Hurricane Irene (1999)]]
*[[Hurricane Irene (2005)]]
*[[Hurricane Isabel]]
*[[Hurricane Ismael]]
*[[Hurricane John (1994)]]
*[[Hurricane Juan]]
*[[Hurricane Katrina]]
*[[Hurricane Kenna]]
*[[Hurricane Mitch]]
*[[Hurricane Nora (1997)]]
*[[Meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina]]
*[[Meteorological history of Hurricane Wilma]]
*[[Tropical Storm Allison]]
*[[Tropical Storm Bill (2003)]]
*[[Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004)]]
*[[Tropical Storm Edouard (2002)]]
*[[Tropical Storm Henri (2003)]]
====[[WP:FP|Featured Pictures]]====
*[[:Image:Cyclone Catarina from the ISS on March 26 2004.JPG]]
*[[:Image:Cyclone Gafilo.jpeg]]
*[[:Image:Global tropical cyclone tracks-edit2.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Hurricane Katrina Eye viewed from Hurricane Hunter.jpg]]
====[[WP:FL|Featured Lists]]====
*[[List of 2005 Atlantic hurricane season storms]]
*[[List of Baja California Peninsula hurricanes]]
*[[List of California tropical storms]]
*[[List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes]]
*[[List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes]]
*[[List of Delaware hurricanes]]
*[[List of Florida hurricanes (pre-1900)]]
*[[List of Florida hurricanes (1950-1974)]]
*[[List of Florida hurricanes (1975-1999)]]
*[[List of New Jersey hurricanes]]
*[[List of retired Pacific hurricane names]]
*[[List of South America tropical cyclones]]
====[[WP:FT|Featured topics]]====
*[[2003 Atlantic hurricane season]]
*[[:Category:Hurricane Isabel effects by region|Hurricane Isabel]]
*[[List of retired Pacific hurricane names|Retired Pacific hurricane names]]
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