Hurricane Epsilon
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2005 Atlantic hurricane season storm
Atlantic tropical cyclone
Category 1 Atlantic hurricane
December hurricane
Hurricane Epsilon was a late-season, unusually long-lived and intense December hurricane in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season that defied forecasts by maintaining strength over cooler waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Epsilon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5341347 — 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 Epsilon Context triple: [2005 Atlantic hurricane season, notableStorm, Hurricane Epsilon]
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A.
Hurricane Beta
Hurricane Beta was a powerful late-season Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that caused significant damage in parts of Central America, particularly Nicaragua.
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B.
Hurricane Vince
Hurricane Vince was an unusual and relatively weak Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that became notable for forming far east in the Atlantic and making landfall on the Iberian Peninsula as a tropical system.
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C.
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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D.
Hurricane Henry
Hurricane Henry was the ring nickname of Henry Armstrong, the legendary American boxer who simultaneously held world titles in three weight divisions.
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E.
Hurricane Lane
Hurricane Lane is a top-class British Thoroughbred racehorse known for his multiple Group 1 victories in major European staying races.
- 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 Epsilon Target entity description: Hurricane Epsilon was a late-season, unusually long-lived and intense December hurricane in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season that defied forecasts by maintaining strength over cooler waters.
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A.
Hurricane Beta
Hurricane Beta was a powerful late-season Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that caused significant damage in parts of Central America, particularly Nicaragua.
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B.
Hurricane Vince
Hurricane Vince was an unusual and relatively weak Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that became notable for forming far east in the Atlantic and making landfall on the Iberian Peninsula as a tropical system.
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C.
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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D.
Hurricane Henry
Hurricane Henry was the ring nickname of Henry Armstrong, the legendary American boxer who simultaneously held world titles in three weight divisions.
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E.
Hurricane Lane
Hurricane Lane is a top-class British Thoroughbred racehorse known for his multiple Group 1 victories in major European staying races.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2005 Atlantic hurricane season storm
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Atlantic tropical cyclone ⓘ Category 1 Atlantic hurricane ⓘ December hurricane ⓘ |
| advisoriesIssuedBy | National Hurricane Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedLand | false ⓘ |
| alphabetPositionInGreekAlphabet | 5 ⓘ |
| basin | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | Cape Verde-type not applicable ⓘ |
| damage_USD | 0 ⓘ |
| defiedForecasts | true ⓘ |
| didNotMakeLandfall | true ⓘ |
| directDeaths | 0 ⓘ |
| dissipationDate | 2005-12-08 ⓘ |
| extratropicalTransitionDateApprox | 2005-12-08 ⓘ |
| eyeFeatureObserved | true ⓘ |
| formationDate | 2005-11-29 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | non-tropical low ⓘ |
| formedIn | central Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| indirectDeaths | 0 ⓘ |
| lateSeasonStorm | true ⓘ |
| latitudeOfFormationApprox | about 30°N ⓘ |
| longitudeOfFormationApprox | about 40°W ⓘ |
| maintainedStrengthOverCoolWaters | true ⓘ |
| maximumSustainedWinds_kmh | 140 ⓘ |
| maximumSustainedWinds_mph | 85 ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure_hPa | 979 ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure_mbar | 979 ⓘ |
| monthOfPeak | December ⓘ |
| nameRetired | false ⓘ |
| nameReused | true ⓘ |
| nameSource | World Meteorological Organization Atlantic hurricane name list NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
maintaining hurricane strength despite unfavorable conditions
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persistence over cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures ⓘ |
| occurredInRecordBreakingSeason | true ⓘ |
| partOf | 2005 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| peakIntensityCategory | Category 1 on the Saffir–Simpson scale ⓘ |
| recordBreakingSeasonFeature | one of record number of storms in 2005 Atlantic season ⓘ |
| season | 2005 Atlantic hurricane season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaSurfaceTemperatureEnvironment | cooler than typical for hurricanes ⓘ |
| shearEnvironment | unfavorable ⓘ |
| stormNumberInSeason | 26 ⓘ |
| stormType | hurricane ⓘ |
| trackRegion | open Atlantic ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | extratropical cyclone ⓘ |
| unusuallyLongLived | true ⓘ |
| usedGreekAlphabetName | true ⓘ |
| year | 2005 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hurricane Epsilon Description of subject: Hurricane Epsilon was a late-season, unusually long-lived and intense December hurricane in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season that defied forecasts by maintaining strength over cooler waters.
Referenced by (2)
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