Hi! I'm Penitentes (after the snow formation) and I'm primarily interested in writing/expanding Wikipedia's articles on natural phenomena and hazards. My main focus on California wildfires, but I also work on articles about severe weather, volcanic eruptions, etc. I also occasionally write about more general geographic topics—I'm very fond of the Sierra Nevada and it's where I spend my most precious off-wiki time. I also enjoy making illustrative maps (of wildfires, wildfire seasons, tornado tracks) in QGIS using wholly public domain data. I use this page to catalog the work I've done so far and keep notes on resources/topics/links I might like to use in the future for articles.If you would like to get in touch, please ping me or leave a message on my talk page. I am open to collaboration, WP:GAN reviews, or friendly wiki-related chatter.
Note: the article for the 1992 Fountain Fire—an increasingly overlooked but ferocious Northern California wildfire—has been nominated for Featured Article status. If you are interested in leaving comments in favor of promotion or against it, I invite you to do so at the nomination page!
Harlow Fire (1961)
49er Fire (1988)
Fountain Fire (1992)
Kinneloa Fire (1993)
Laguna Fire (1993)
Storrie Fire (2000)
Poe Fire (2001)
Wolf Fire (2002)
Copper Fire (2002)
Curve Fire (2002)
Telegraph Fire (2008)
Reading Fire (2012)
Chips Fire (2012)
Rim Fire (2013)
King Fire (2014)
Rocky Fire (2015)
Rough Fire (2015)
Nuns Fire (2017)
Camp Fire (2018)
Apple Fire (2020)
Creek Fire (2020)
El Dorado Fire (2020)
Dixie Fire (2021)
McCash Fire (2021)
Caldor Fire (2021)
KNP Complex (2021)
Windy Fire (2021)
Oak Fire (2022)
McKinney Fire (2022)
Fairview Fire (2022)
Mosquito Fire (2022)
Park Fire (2024)
Bubbs Creek (2020)
Middle Palisade (2020)
Tulainyo Lake (2021)
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