2003 North America blackout

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2003_North_America_blackout

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	power outage
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Connecticut gptkb:Massachusetts gptkb:Michigan gptkb:New_Jersey gptkb:New_York gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Ontario gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:Vermont
gptkbp:affectedPopulation	approximately 50 million
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:software failure to contain outage tree contact with power lines
gptkbp:consequence	transportation disruption public cooperation airport closures food spoilage water supply disruption traffic gridlock emergency services strain hospital disruptions communication disruption people trapped in elevators cellular network overload increased crime reports increased use of backup generators shutdown of nuclear power plants subway shutdowns
gptkbp:duration	up to 4 days in some areas
gptkbp:economicImportance	estimated $6 billion loss
gptkbp:endDate	2003-08-16
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:2005_Java–Bali_blackout
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2003 North America blackout
gptkbp:investigatedBy	gptkb:U.S.-Canada_Power_System_Outage_Task_Force
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Midwestern_United_States gptkb:Northeastern_United_States gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Richard_Clarke gptkb:James_L._Jones gptkb:Spencer_Abraham gptkb:Pat_Wood_III Herbert L. Thompson
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1977_New_York_City_blackout
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:2003_Italy_blackout 2003 Denmark–Sweden blackout 2003 London blackout
gptkbp:startDate	2003-08-14
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2003_Italy_blackout
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8