Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Weather events

Community discussion

A community discussion designated weather events, broadly construed as a contentious topic, effective 17:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC).

Remedies

The topic of weather events, broadly construed, is a community-designated contentious topic.

Templates

Pages covered by the contentious topic designation can be tagged with {{Gs/talk notice|topic=we}} or {{Gs/talk notice|topic=wx}}. To alert editors of a community-authorized contentious topic designation, use {{subst:Gs/alert|we}} or {{subst:Gs/alert|we}}. To inform editors of a community sanction, use {{subst:Community sanction|sanction=|rationale=|topic=we}} and if blocks are issued, {{subst:Uw-csblock}}. All individual sanctions and page restrictions must be logged below.

Enforcement

In addition to community venues (such as WP:AN or WP:ANI as appropriate), enforcement requests and appeals arising from these remedies may be submitted to the arbitration enforcement noticeboard (WP:AE).

Log of administrative actions

Log any block, ban or extension under any remedy here, including any appeals or modifications. Minimum information includes name of administrator, date and time, what was done and the basis for doing it. Place {{subst:Gs/sanction|topic=we}} on a user's talk page when imposing sanctions. For blocks, use {{subst:Uw-csblock}}.

Page level sanctions

• 2025 Atlantic hurricane season fully protected for three days by Daniel Case. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:05, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
• Typhoon Rai fully protected for three days - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:05, 26 December 2025 (UTC)
• Draft:Tornadoes in Florida semiprotected for three days - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:00, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
• Hurricane Andrew fully protected by Daniel Case for one week. Left guide (talk) 23:04, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
• Weather of 2023 semiprotected for one week - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:28, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
• April 2018 North American storm complex extended confirmed protected for one week - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:15, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
• Tornado outbreak of May 10–12, 2014 semiprotected for two weeks - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:49, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
• 1996 Pacific hurricane season semiprotected for two weeks - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:47, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
• List of tornadoes by width semiprotected for two weeks - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:32, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
• 2025 Atlantic hurricane season semiprotected for two weeks - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:05, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
• List of Brazil tornadoes fully protected for 48 hours - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:53, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
• Cyclone Maila semiprotected for two days - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:08, 14 June 2026 (UTC)