Talk:Hurricane Beryl

Why did my edit get reverted??

Hey, @Drdpw, can I please know why I got reverted? SomeoneWiki04 (talk) 02:54, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

I question whether deaths due to hyperthermia / heat exposure during the Texas power outage should be counted as indirect Beryl fatalities; I see them as a step removed from deaths due to injuries sustained from storm damage and drownings. This I why I reverted the edit and suggested that you open a discussion on the subject on this talk page. Drdpw (talk) 04:24, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Alright thank you, but would that mean all the 10 deaths due to hyperthermia would be removed? SomeoneWiki04 (talk) 05:51, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

They shouldn’t be listed as direct fatalities by any means but given the fact that the power outages were directly caused by Beryl; I think they should be mentioned maybe in the aftermath section. West Virginia WXeditor (talk) 14:14, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Or alternatively, since there is apparently an “Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas” article (that I didn’t know about until just now), it should probably be mentioned there. West Virginia WXeditor (talk) 14:16, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Aftermath of this storm

1.7 million people in Houston were without power on day 2 after this storm. In Galveston, a city fortified against storms like this, WASN'T supposed to be affected by this storm, and was keenly mocked by the "dirty side" of a category 1 hurricane.

On Day 5, my neighborhood finally got power and so did my place of employment. Food was destroyed, business lost, employees can't work and won't get paid. If the store you go to to get your supply has had their supply destroyed too, we're all in trouble.

The cost of this storm is grossly underestimated. Houston chronicle reports that the estimation could be as high as 15 billion.

Is this article only to speak of the damage during? I've never seen a storm do this much damage after it's gone. This is historical!

I've survived hurricane Ike and Harvey, both amazingly damaging storms, but this storm... was supernatural! Jraerocha (talk) 09:30, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

We cannot rely on anecdotal evidence and require specific sources (e.g. webpage or news article). Also, the Houston Chronicle may is likely too early (as tallies are completed over the next few months the damage value will increase) and not specialized enough to be used as a source for damage estimates. We are also still building the aftermath section. You may also want to look at the article Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas to see if some of your inquiries are covered. ✶Quxyz✶ 17:25, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Yea, Jraerocha, you might find some good local information that international users might not know about, like the slow pace of recovery in Texas. That's good information, and is often one of the trickier aspects of an article to write later on, trying to catch all of the recovery. As Quxyz said, some of that information might belong in the Texas sub-article. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:38, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Speaking of aftermath, it's probably lacking for Carib countries. Information can be found here at ReliefWeb, which has a repository of links to various relief agencies. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:26, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Does the death toll in Texas account for deaths outside of the Houston area?

I've seen some news reports say that there are 36 confirmed deaths in the Houston area, but others say there are 36 confirmed deaths in Texas as a whole. I want to make sure the 36 deaths listed on this Wiki aren't leaving out some deaths in Texas. NesserWiki (talk) 07:15, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

What date are the Houston deaths published? I couldn't immediately find a date on English Wikipedia but French Wikipedia clarifies the 36 deaths for the entirety of Texas is for July 25. English Wikipedia, on the Texas subarticle, claims 22 people have died in the Houston region. ✶Quxyz✶ 13:59, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Is there a more proper place to put an infrared sattelite imagery of a hurricane at peak intensity?

Is there a more proper place to put an infrared sattelite imagery of a hurricane at peak intensity? Should I put it at “Meteorological History”? Beluga732 (talk) 23:14, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

No. We already have an image of the tropical cyclone near its peak in the infobox, we don't need another. Unless it's showing something else important, the image doesn't add much EV to the article and should not be included. _ZZ^Z'S 00:45, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Agreed; also, the image proposed frames the storm poorly and cuts off the southern most part of its circulation. Drdpw (talk) 00:56, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Are there updates on the damage toll?

I've heard estimates as high as 32$ billion in the U.S., but I haven't found any sources other than AccuWeather to back this up. NesserWiki (talk) 10:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm just wondering if there's any estimate that is accurate, because 6$ billion seems awfully low. NesserWiki (talk) 10:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

I made an error by putting the dollar sign after the number, instead of before, sorry. NesserWiki (talk) 10:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

In my defence, I'm quite tired. NesserWiki (talk) 10:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

The NOAA lists Beryl's cost at $6 billion currently so I would not update it now. Also, if you notice a minor error within one or two minutes after posting a reply, I would just edit your comment. ✶Quxyz✶ 13:02, 18 August 2024 (UTC)