Hurricane Maria
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Hurricane Maria was a catastrophic Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2017 that devastated Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands, causing widespread destruction, prolonged power outages, and thousands of deaths.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Maria canonical | 1 |
| Hurricane Maria (2017) | 1 |
| Hurricane Maria in 2017 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1228265 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hurricane Maria Context triple: [Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, affectedBy, Hurricane Maria]
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A.
Hurricane
The Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that played a crucial role for the Royal Air Force during World War II, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
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B.
Hurricane
"Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan that narrates and condemns the wrongful imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
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C.
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic 2005 Atlantic hurricane that caused widespread devastation along the U.S. Gulf Coast, particularly in New Orleans, due to extreme flooding and levee failures.
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D.
Hurricane Hank
Hurricane Hank was the nickname of Henry Armstrong, a legendary American boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions.
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E.
1900 Galveston hurricane
The 1900 Galveston hurricane was a catastrophic Category 4 storm that struck Galveston, Texas, and remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hurricane Maria Target entity description: Hurricane Maria was a catastrophic Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2017 that devastated Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands, causing widespread destruction, prolonged power outages, and thousands of deaths.
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A.
Hurricane
The Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that played a crucial role for the Royal Air Force during World War II, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
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B.
Hurricane
"Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan that narrates and condemns the wrongful imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
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C.
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic 2005 Atlantic hurricane that caused widespread devastation along the U.S. Gulf Coast, particularly in New Orleans, due to extreme flooding and levee failures.
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D.
Hurricane Hank
Hurricane Hank was the nickname of Henry Armstrong, a legendary American boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions.
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E.
1900 Galveston hurricane
The 1900 Galveston hurricane was a catastrophic Category 4 storm that struck Galveston, Texas, and remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic hurricane
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Cape Verde hurricane ⓘ Category 4 hurricane ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
British Virgin Islands
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Dominica ⓘ Hispaniola ⓘ Lesser Antilles ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
Bahamas ⓘ
surface form:
The Bahamas
Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| basin | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| countryMostAffected |
Dominica
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Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| dateOfLandfall |
2017-09-18
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2017-09-20 ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 2017-10-02 ⓘ |
| economicDamage | about 91 billion USD ⓘ |
| economicDamageRank | one of the costliest hurricanes on record ⓘ |
| fatalitiesEstimate | >3000 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesRange | approximately 3,000–3,100 (direct and indirect) ⓘ |
| formedOn | 2017-09-16 ⓘ |
| infrastructureImpact |
near-total collapse of Puerto Rico power grid
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severe damage to housing and transportation in Puerto Rico ⓘ widespread destruction of buildings in Dominica ⓘ |
| landfallLocation |
British Virgin Islands
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Dominica ⓘ Dominican Republic ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ Bahamas ⓘ
surface form:
The Bahamas
Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ Yabucoa, Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| madeLandfallAs |
Category 4 hurricane in Puerto Rico
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Category 5 hurricane in Dominica ⓘ |
| maximumSustainedWinds | 175 mph ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure | 908 mbar ⓘ |
| nameReplacedBy | Margot ⓘ |
| nameRetired | true ⓘ |
| nameRetiredBy | World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| nameRetiredOn | 2018-04 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
devastating impact on Puerto Rico
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high death toll in Puerto Rico ⓘ severe damage in Dominica and other Caribbean islands ⓘ widespread and prolonged power outages ⓘ |
| powerOutageDuration | many areas of Puerto Rico without power for months ⓘ |
| rainfallImpact | torrential rainfall and catastrophic flooding in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| reachedCategory | Category 5 ⓘ |
| response |
international humanitarian aid to affected Caribbean islands
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large-scale federal disaster response in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| season | 2017 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| stormSurgeImpact | damaging storm surge along Puerto Rico’s coast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hurricane Maria Description of subject: Hurricane Maria was a catastrophic Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2017 that devastated Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands, causing widespread destruction, prolonged power outages, and thousands of deaths.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hurricane Maria in 2017
this entity surface form:
Hurricane Maria (2017)