The Cold and the Dark
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The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cold and the Dark canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3009475 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cold and the Dark Context triple: [Carl Sagan bibliography, includesNotableWork, The Cold and the Dark]
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A.
Nightfall
"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
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B.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
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C.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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D.
Against the Fall of Night
Against the Fall of Night is a classic early science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores a far-future, dying Earth and humanity’s quest to transcend its long decline.
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E.
Winter Kills
Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
- 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: The Cold and the Dark Target entity description: The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
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A.
Nightfall
"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
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B.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
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C.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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D.
Against the Fall of Night
Against the Fall of Night is a classic early science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores a far-future, dying Earth and humanity’s quest to transcend its long decline.
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E.
Winter Kills
Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction work ⓘ scientific assessment ⓘ |
| addresses | risk of human civilization collapse from nuclear winter ⓘ |
| aim |
to assess environmental consequences of nuclear war
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to assess global climatic consequences of nuclear war ⓘ |
| author | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
James B. Pollack
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Owen B. Toon ⓘ Richard P. Turco ⓘ Thomas P. Ackerman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
agricultural impacts of nuclear winter
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atmospheric effects of large-scale nuclear explosions ⓘ ecological impacts of nuclear war ⓘ global temperature drop scenarios ⓘ reduction of sunlight after nuclear war ⓘ soot injection into the atmosphere ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
atmospheric physics
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climate science ⓘ environmental studies ⓘ |
| genre |
climatology
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environmental science ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-nuclear weapons
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scientific ⓘ |
| influenced |
policy discussions on nuclear disarmament
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public debate on nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
environmental consequences of nuclear war
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global climate ⓘ nuclear war ⓘ nuclear winter ⓘ |
| methodology |
atmospheric simulations
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computer climate modeling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interdisciplinary scientific collaboration on nuclear war impacts
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popularizing the concept of nuclear winter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | TTAPS study ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | Cold War ⓘ |
| title | The Cold and the Dark ⓘ |
| warningAbout |
catastrophic global cooling after nuclear conflict
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collapse of global agriculture after nuclear war ⓘ |
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