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North American heat wave of 2021
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/North_American_heat_wave_of_2021
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
heat wave
weather event
gptkbp:affectedArea
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Washington_(state)
gptkb:Western_Canada
gptkbp:brokenBy
Canadian all-time temperature record
gptkbp:casualties
hundreds
gptkbp:cause
climate change
atmospheric blocking
gptkbp:consequence
wildfires
infrastructure damage
increased mortality
gptkbp:emergencyDeclared
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Washington_(state)
gptkbp:endDate
July 2021
gptkbp:highestTemperatureLocation
gptkb:Lytton,_British_Columbia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
North American heat wave of 2021
gptkbp:location
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
gptkb:BBC_News
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:CBC_News
gptkbp:notableCity
gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Vancouver,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:notableEvent
Lytton, British Columbia destroyed by wildfire
gptkbp:notableFeature
state of emergency
power outages
agricultural losses
transportation disruptions
heat dome
unprecedented temperatures
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:2021_European_heat_wave
gptkb:2021_Western_North_America_wildfires
gptkbp:startDate
June 2021
gptkbp:temperature
49.6°C
gptkbp:temperatureRecordBroken
gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Vancouver,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Heatwave
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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