Talk:Hurricane Stan

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Contents 1 Image 2 Duplication 3 Image 4 damage 5 Mudslide 6 Comparison with Hurricane Katrina 7 Current Information 8 Death Amount 9 Aftermath 10 Is it Really True?

[edit] Image

An image is needed to go in the infobox. Jdorje 01:19, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

I tried to add an image, but it isn't appearing for me. Is it just me? -- RattleMan 01:57, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

I can't see it either. Not only do we need an infobox image, but some impact images would be nice as well... CrazyC83 15:20, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Duplication

This article appears to have been copied and pasted from the main article 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Unless drastic changes are made, I'm going to be inclined to reinstate the redirect.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 23:44, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

While the article is warranted based on the death toll, we definitely need more information. CrazyC83 23:52, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

We'll get more information as it comes out. It will be slower coming out of places like Guatemala and El Salvador, but it will come, and there's no reason to redirect now only to revert to a separate page later. Also, the Santa Ana Volcano page disagrees with this page as to when the eruption occurred -- can we confirm whether it was on the 1st or the 2nd? 69.86.16.61 00:22, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

[1] That story, the main one used in the article so far, says it was on Saturday, which was the 1st...and you are right, information is much slower to come from Central America than if the hurricane hit the US (which is why the article wasn't made until we saw the death toll - although even if it hit the US, for a Category 1 hurricane, it would depend on the information received). The death toll chart (which was first used for Katrina and Rita) has been modified slightly for use here - the state (for Mexico)/region (for elsewhere) list only applies if we can break it down. CrazyC83 00:32, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image

The best image I could find is here: [2]. It would be better if we could find a pre-landfall image, though.

[3] is a satellite picture of Stan, also after landfall... -- NSLE | Talk 10:03, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

I think the first one is better, but I think someone should cut the top part. --Revolución (talk) 22:02, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

I agree with Revolution. The EO Natural Hazards pic has it as a tropical storm inland. The OSEI pic has it as a hurricane just inland.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 23:51, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Agreed. We should always look for one as close to peak intensity as possible. In addition, we need more pictures from the affected areas. CrazyC83 01:04, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Whoa, what's with this new (and bad) pic? That pic is not near as good as the ones we found. It needs to be replaced in my opinion.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 23:25, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

There is also this image: [4] --tomf688^{talk} 23:36, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] damage

what is the estimated amount of damage? --Revolución (talk) 22:53, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

No estimates have been given out - the death toll is the main information coming out, and it is hard to calculate in impoverished areas (as opposed to an impact in the United States, farther north in Mexico or in a wealthier Caribbean island), as there is far less in the way of insured properties. CrazyC83 01:04, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

And that last bit is most important. For American storms, the damage estimate is usually simply taken as "Insured claims x 2". In other words, if a storm caused $5 billion in insurance claims to be made, it's estimated that the full damage is around $10 billion, since I guess they figure about half of the properties are insured. This is obviously much more difficult in poorer areas that can't afford insurance, which is why damage estimates for non-American storms are almost worthless - the death toll always outweighs the few millions that are estimated. --Golbez 18:13, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

I wouldn't expect Stan's damage to be anywhere near that, in fact, I'd be surprised if it is even $1 billion once they ever get around to estimating it (won't be easy!). The death toll is the big story here. CrazyC83 22:18, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

I find that damage claims comparisons based on money are bogus anyway. Apparently the recent tsunami cost $2 billion. Therefore just a small matter, on that basis, as not much money involved. Insurance claims also amount to how much can be gotten out of the insurance company, not how much damage was caused. Wallie 17:15, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Finally found an estimate: $1 billion in Guatemala. Probably more in the neighborhood of $1.5 to $2.5 billion overall. CrazyC83 04:57, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mudslide

Yahoo News is claiming a mudslide occured Thursday (caused by Stan) that killed around 1400 people. Should i add this to the article even though it is not in the official death count yet , though it should be by next statement. Fableheroesguild 20:04, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

There is a note saying that the death toll could go to that and it has been claimed, although I'm not sure if that is the real number or number "feared dead". 616 is the best estimate I have at this point, based on a combination of sources. It will likely go higher though, and yes, it definitely could reach 1,400 or even 2,000...this could be deadlier than even Katrina! CrazyC83 22:16, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

If Reuters (not Yahoo news as I originally thought) is correct and one village was destroyed, killing 1400 people in that one mudslide, this would pass 2000. Fableheroesguild 22:22, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Comparison with Hurricane Katrina

I see that someone knocked out the bit that says that Hurricane Katrina has a similar number of deaths to Hurricane Stan, saying that the comparison is not "useful or helpful". Well it is. There are plenty of "helpful and useful" comparisons in the Hurricane Katrina artciles too. Maybe these would be removed too under the same pretext... not likely! Stan is part of the 2005 Hurricane season as was Katrina. If the death toll is later found to be higher for Hurricane Stan, then this article will be amended to say that Hurricane Stan is the most deadly storm of the season. That is just plain fact. Wallie 16:59, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

I can't see how it is similar to Katrina except that it killed a similar number of people, which maybe could be mentioned in a way that refers to the deadly storms of the season. The path and strength weren't even close. If anything, compare it to Hurricane Mitch. --tomf688^{talk} 23:37, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Mitch was the deadliest hurricane in two centuries, Stan is not even in the same dimension.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 05:40, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Current Information

Has there been any more information as to the number of dead? Surely the confirmed number must have risen in the past few weeks. -- Cuivienen 03:15, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I don't see any new information, but 841 people are still missing in Guatemala [5]. -- Hurricane Eric - my dropsonde 16:46, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Death Amount

I changed the death amount from Hurricane Stan in El Salvador, as per this research: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/countries/central_america/fy2006/central_americai_FL_FS02_10-13-2005.pdf

I also took the liberty to correct the amount in shelters, which is also grossly incorrect.

I don't know how to cite the above URL in the page, but if someone could do it for me that would be great!

I reverted your original edit from 72 deaths to 69 deaths. Thank you for citing your source on the talk page, and I welcome you to change the numbers to what you have in your source. Be sure to also change the information in the info boxes on the side. By the way, I will cite the source on the page, and I'll do some of the grunt work as well. Just going to eat some dinner now, though :-). Thanks again, JHMM13 (T | C) 00:50, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

The NHC says Mexico reported 80 deaths, not 28, what gives? -- §HurricaneERIC§^Damagesarchive 21:46, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Seems simple enough: "According to the government of Mexico, there were 80 deaths in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Since the actual surface circulation of the tropical cyclone seems to have been confined to Mexico, the direct death toll is therefore set at 80." — jdorje (talk) 22:18, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Updated the page. —Cuiviénen, Friday, 21 April 2006 @ 00:09 UTC

[edit] Aftermath

Here's a link to some information on the aftermath of Stan about farmer's troubles. Hurricanehink 21:24, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is it Really True?

Stan killed a similar number of people, compared to Katrina? Before I found this out, I was questioning why Stan was retired from the list of the North Atlantic tropical system names. Can someone give me a reason why Stan caused so many fatalitites? The Runescape Junkie 20:28, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes its true. The cause was very heavy rainfall leading to severe flooding and mudslides in Guatemala.--Nilfanion (talk) 20:32, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I was in the Lake Atitlan region in February and can state first hand that the storm was absolutely devastating. A man that has spent most of his life in Santiago Atitlan told me that the roads were closed for 30 days. He believes that more than 5,000 died in the landslides, and many more died from disease and malnutrition in the weeks and months that followed. I have to wonder if official casualty reports are understated because the population of that area is mostly Mayan. The relationship between that region and the government has improved, but there is much distrust; also many in that region speak little Spanish.Srice13 19:05, 1 October 2006 (UTC)