2012 drought in the United States
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dam
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gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Midwest
gptkb:Southern_United_States gptkb:Western_United_States gptkb:Great_Plains |
gptkbp:affectedIndustry |
gptkb:livestock
gptkb:water_supply agriculture forestry |
gptkbp:cause |
lack of precipitation
high temperatures |
gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:1988–89_North_American_drought
Dust Bowl |
gptkbp:economicImportance |
billions of dollars in agricultural losses
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
2012 drought in the United States
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the most severe droughts in U.S. history
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gptkbp:peakPeriod |
summer 2012
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:2012_North_American_heat_wave
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gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy |
federal disaster declarations
aid to farmers |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
wildfires
crop failures livestock sell-offs water restrictions |
gptkbp:startDate |
2012
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:2011_Mississippi_River_floods
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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