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Cyclone Ernest, a Common card
Intense Tropical Cyclone Ernest was one of two intense tropical cyclones in the 2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 97
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 740
Power 97 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Cyclone Ernest quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cyclone Ernest card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After hitting Mayotte, the storm quickly intensified to reach peak winds of 165 km/h off the western coast of ______.
Answer
Madagascar. After hitting Mayotte, the storm quickly intensified to reach peak winds of 165 km/h off the western coast of Madagascar. From the Cyclone Ernest article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Intense Tropical Cyclone Ernest was one of two intense tropical cyclones in the ____–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season.
Answer
2000s. Intense Tropical Cyclone Ernest was one of two intense tropical cyclones in the 2004–05 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. From the Cyclone Ernest article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Phillack. Phillack 1,400 · Ulmus 'Columella' 1,100 · Cyclone Ernest 740 · Crosstown, Missouri 510 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The eighth tropical disturbance of the season, Ernest formed from a persistent area of thunderstorms in the central Indian Ocean.
- It initially moved southwestward, intensifying into Tropical Storm Ernest on January 20 while moving into the Mozambique Channel.
- After hitting Mayotte, the storm quickly intensified to reach peak winds of 165 km/h off the western coast of Madagascar.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cyclone Ernest article was read about 740 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cyclone Ernest (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, MODIS/ LANCE, HDF File Data processed by Supportstorm, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
