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Better organisation: Split tropical cyclone from waterspout (and any other usage of the word in this context). Content for the TC section should mention that a TC can bring its peak winds overland without actually making landfall, and give an example storm.--Nilfanion (talk) 09:06, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Is this the one with the song by Adele? I'm not convinced that this title does so well without the topic clarification. GregKaye23:27, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
What song? I'm not sure I follow. "Landfall" is quite a standard term in meteorology and disaster management circles, and indeed amongst the general public... at least in North America. – Juliancolton | Talk00:27, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Given that there are several other uses of landfall and that, arguably, the word used is not intuitively descriptive of the phenomena, I am not convinced that the removal of the parenthesis is helpful and am yet to see reasoning for this being advantageous. Someone might easily see "landfall" and make an association with, for instance, Rockfall or as a measurement in a phenomena such as Subsidence. GregKaye06:48, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
...yes, but the entirety of my argument is that this is the primary topic, superseding the other instances (all of which are extremely obscure); this is allowable by the Wikipedia:DAB guideline. If somebody incorrectly associates "landfall" with something completely different, that's none of my concern. The vast, vast majority of educated persons will know "landfall" to be a meteorological concept, and not a similar-ish sounding song title or unassociated geological phenomenon. Near as I can tell, the first ten+ pages of Google Scholar hits for "landfall" are all about tropical cyclones, not landslides and certainly not Adele. Your concerns are unfounded I'm afraid. – Juliancolton | Talk13:37, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It's a good job that most article titles are also accompanied by article text, so that the hopelessly confounded reader can educate themselves as to their true meanings. – Juliancolton | Talk18:45, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment the nautical term (getting from ship on water to land) is also prominent, as is the science fiction term for landing from space -- 65.94.43.89 (talk) 05:03, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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