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WikiProject1[edit]
- Rewrote the etymology section (+ added a source) because it lacked a source and the origin was unknown
- Added wildlife section, subsections, all information, and citations
- also added links
- Added references section
- Checked for plagiarism
- Updated Citations
- Added info on talk section
Etymology[edit]
- One of the multiple possibilities of the origin of the name is the option that it stems from hechizos, a Castilian word meaning "enchantment". Another possibility is the option that the word originated from chisos, a Native American word meaning "ghost" or "spirit".[1]
Wildlife[edit]
- Ornithology
- Birds of the Chisos Mountains include 81 total known species that live within six different plant associations.[2] The six plant associations along with the number of known species within them include: the Arroyo-Mesquite-Acacia Association (31 species), the Lechuguilla-Creosotebush-Cactus Association (13 species), the Sotol-Grass Association (32 species), the Deciduous Woodland Association (42 species), the Pinyon-Juniper-Oak Association (32 Species), and the Cypress-Pine-Oak Association (24 species).[2]
WikiProject2[edit]
- Added Formation section, Impacts section, information, links, and citations.
- Tried to find sources for info with missing citations
- Checked for plagiarism
- Added info on talk section
Formation[edit]
A post-tropical cyclone is formed when the typical characteristics of a tropical cyclone are replaced with those of extratropical cyclones, otherwise known as extratropical transition.[4] After the initial formation, post-tropical cyclone has the potential to gain strength and intensity by forming an extratropical storm.[4] If a post-tropical cyclone does become an extratropical storm it will eventually decay through the process of occlusion.[5]
Impacts[edit]
The re-intensification of a post-tropical cyclone can cause dangerous conditions in North Atlantic shipping routes with high seas and winds comparable to those of hurricanes.[4]
WikiProject3[edit]
- Added Societal Response, information, links, and citations.
- Identified info with missing citations
- Checked for plagiarism
- Added info on talk section
Societal response[edit]
- Catastroffiti
- Catastroffiti, a form of graffiti related to natural disasters, starts to appear as affected residents gut their houses, placing damaged materials on the berms.[6] At first, this graffiti was placed on trashed appliances to prevent theft and resale, but soon expanded in medium and purpose.[6] The graffiti done mostly in spray paint (also mud) started to not only be a precaution, but a dialogue of emotions related to the effects of the flood.[6] Post-flood emotions driving this largely consisted of frustration with the National Weather Service after it predicted a flood crest about five feet less than the actual.[6][7] As this developed, catastroffiti was appearing on not just household appliances, but also houses, garages, and signs.[6] In the aftermath of the 1997 Red River Flood, catastroffiti became a method of commentary and coping in the affected areas.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chisos Mountains". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Wauer, Roland H. (July 23, 1971). "Ecological Distribution of Birds of the Chisos Mountains, Texas". The Southwestern Naturalist. 16 (1). Retrieved September 8, 2016 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Van Pelt, Arnold (May 20, 1983). "Ants of the Chisos Mountains, Texas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". The Southwestern Naturalist. 28 (2). Retrieved September 14, 2016 – via JSTOR.
- ^ a b c Pellisero, Jonathon; Chiao, Sen (July 5, 2013). "The influences of post-tropical reintensification and dissipation on North Atlantic shipping routes". Meteorological Applications. 21. Royal Meteorological Society.
- ^ "Extratropical cyclone". britannica.com. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Hagen, Carol A.; Ender, Morten G.; Tiemann, Kathleen A.; Hagen, Jr., Clifford O. (1999). "Graffiti on the Great Plains: A Social Reaction to the Red River Valley Flood of 1997". Applied Behavioral Science Review. 7 (2). Elsevier Science Inc.: 145–158. ISSN 1068-8595.
- ^ Pielke, Jr., Roger A. (1999). "Who Decides? Forecasts and Responsibilities in the 1997 Red River Flood". Applied Behavioral Science Review. 7 (2): 83–101.