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Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider: Lead sectionA good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.
ContentA good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.
Tone and BalanceWikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.
Sources and ReferencesA Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.
Organization and writing qualityThe writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.
Images and Media
Talk page discussionThe article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.
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There are a lot of topics to discuss within climate change, which is a major global issue and is highly relevant in many fields. I was surprised to see how elaborate this article was and the range of terminology it covered.
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The article includes plenty of links and resources, and it organizes information in a concise way. The introduction sufficiently provides an overview of what climate change is and how it is significant. The content is relevant to the topic, as each section covers an aspect of climate change. Relevant and up-to-date statistics are also provided. The article contains slight bias towards addressing and fixing climate change, such as when it points out that the term "climate emergency" was Oxford Language's word of the year in 2019. Although climate change is such a broad topic, the article does do a good job of organizing the subtopics and breaking down how climate change is addressed worldwide. The language is simple to understand for the general public, and the purpose of images are explained well. This article is part of the WikiProject Environment page. This is a featured article, and it seems to hold good status. Its strengths are the amount of information provided as well as references. It could be improved by being slightly more objective in its explanations of climate politics and social aspects. A wide range of information on climate change is covered, but some more information could be included on the causes of climate change. Aside from that, however, it is well-developed.