Waterless Flood
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The Waterless Flood is a catastrophic, bioengineered pandemic in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy that wipes out most of humanity without involving an actual deluge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waterless Flood canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5091517 — 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: Waterless Flood Context triple: [Toby, survivesEvent, Waterless Flood]
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A.
Flood
Flood is a common English surname of Germanic origin, often associated with families from regions prone to flooding or near bodies of water.
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B.
Flood
Flood is a landmark 1963 abstract expressionist painting by Helen Frankenthaler, celebrated for its lyrical color field technique and innovative use of thinned paint poured directly onto unprimed canvas.
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C.
Flood
Flood is a renowned British record producer and audio engineer known for his work with influential rock and alternative artists such as U2, Depeche Mode, and Nine Inch Nails.
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D.
Flood
"Flood" is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores a near-future Earth devastated by a mysterious, relentless rise in global sea levels.
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E.
Lost in the Flood
"Lost in the Flood" is a dark, cinematic rock song by Bruce Springsteen that blends vivid urban imagery with themes of war, disillusionment, and spiritual struggle.
- 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: Waterless Flood Target entity description: The Waterless Flood is a catastrophic, bioengineered pandemic in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy that wipes out most of humanity without involving an actual deluge.
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A.
Flood
Flood is a common English surname of Germanic origin, often associated with families from regions prone to flooding or near bodies of water.
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B.
Flood
Flood is a landmark 1963 abstract expressionist painting by Helen Frankenthaler, celebrated for its lyrical color field technique and innovative use of thinned paint poured directly onto unprimed canvas.
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C.
Flood
Flood is a renowned British record producer and audio engineer known for his work with influential rock and alternative artists such as U2, Depeche Mode, and Nine Inch Nails.
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D.
Flood
"Flood" is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores a near-future Earth devastated by a mysterious, relentless rise in global sea levels.
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E.
Lost in the Flood
"Lost in the Flood" is a dark, cinematic rock song by Bruce Springsteen that blends vivid urban imagery with themes of war, disillusionment, and spiritual struggle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bioengineered plague
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fictional event ⓘ fictional pandemic ⓘ plot element ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
MaddAddam
NERFINISHED
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Oryx and Crake NERFINISHED ⓘ The Year of the Flood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Crake
NERFINISHED
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Ren NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowman NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | God’s Gardeners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
backstory of Oryx and Crake
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plot of The Year of the Flood ⓘ resolution in MaddAddam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
catastrophic pandemic
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waterless deluge ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | literal flood ⓘ |
| effectOnWorld |
collapse of global civilization
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near-extinction of human population ⓘ |
| foretoldBy | God’s Gardeners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Craker-related biotechnological research
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bioengineered virus ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalMeaning |
judgment without water
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technological hubris ⓘ |
| kills | most of humanity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | initiates post-apocalyptic setting ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | MaddAddam trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bioterrorism
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genetic engineering ⓘ global catastrophe ⓘ pandemic ⓘ |
| spreadMode | engineered pathogen release ⓘ |
| themeOf |
apocalypse and survival
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biotechnology ethics ⓘ corporate power and corruption ⓘ ecological catastrophe ⓘ |
| timeInNarrative | near future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waterless Flood Description of subject: The Waterless Flood is a catastrophic, bioengineered pandemic in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy that wipes out most of humanity without involving an actual deluge.
Referenced by (2)
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