We've published a growing collection of tutorials on how to use the Web News NGrams 3.0 dataset for a range of horizon scanning applications, including realtime commodity and disease tracking. What if you are interested in tracking global shortages? A trivial example of tracking global media coverage of shortages is simply to look for the phrase "shortage of."
To show how easy this is, here is a basic query that searches English-language coverage for the literal phrase "shortage of" and displays the brief following snippet:
SELECT date, url, CONCAT(ngram, ' ', post) snippet FROM `gdelt-bq.gdeltv2.webngrams` WHERE DATE(date) = "2022-09-24" and lang='en' and LOWER(ngram) = 'shortage' and LOWER(post) like 'of %' LIMIT 1000
Of course, in real life, you would search across a range of language and use a much broader array of grammatical constructs, including the plural "shortages of" and myriad other constructs like "not enough of" or looking for noun phrases that are the object of verb with similar meaning to "shortage" and so on. Yet, even within this trivial example, you can already see the powerful results.
| snippet | url |
| shortage of troops. The Defense Ministry on Saturday | https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/russia-ukraine-votes/507-63c2c334-3bc5-4147-b138-7fe0e4ce3a06 |
| shortage of the same. Manufacture of toys and | https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/5g-network-set-to-boost-iot-sector-growth-in-india |
| shortage of ministers and celebrants, a report reveals. | https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2022/09/24/registrars-conducting-funerals/ |
| shortage of Church of Scotland ministers and celebrants | https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2022/09/24/registrars-conducting-funerals/ |
| shortage of affordable housing. "Those are three categories | https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/statehouse/cheshire-house-7-candidates-agree-on-housing-needs-differ-on-guns/article_9d64d826-728e-59f2-8551-f25f984563ac.html |
| shortage of awe and marvel in this world | https://www.mdjonline.com/tribune/georgia/starlink-launch-brings-wonder-to-some-in-the-isles/article_e5783f08-48a5-5c13-a57b-2ed38f73e08d.html |
| shortage of amazing games; there is something for | https://www.gamepur.com/guides/roblox-sword-lands-simulator-codes-september-2022 |
| shortage of skilled workers. In 2020, only 53% | https://www.therepublic.com/2022/09/07/editorial-indianas-future-economy-demands-relentlessness/ |
| shortage of raw material imported from cashew cultivating | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kscdc-to-seek-gi-tag-for-kerala-cashew/article65931049.ece |
| shortage of labor," she said. The Djokovic drama | https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/travel/australia-tourism-covid.html |
| shortage of maternity providers in New Zealand, midwives | http://www.midwivesoutwest.co.nz/ |
| shortage of facemasks at the time, and we | http://m.desototimes.com/news/desoto-county-local-finds-peace-through-sewing/article_c1232628-3b70-11ed-ad82-73592a3df6d1.html |
| Shortage of Diesel Fuel Recalls Classic Soviet Anecdote | https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/World+News/Middle+East/Saudi+Arabia |
| shortage of available land are long-standing problems: It | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/we-need-a-war-effort-on-wind-turbines/2022/09/17/684721dc-3646-11ed-a0d6-415299bfebd5_story.html |
| shortage of locomotives, inadequate maintenance, vandalism and theft | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/26/s-africas-transnet-unions-in-wage-deadlock-as-strike-looms |
| shortage of diesel in gas stations around the | https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/higher-fuel-prices-spark-social-unrest-south-america-85889179 |
| shortage of intrinsic energies of male you'll find | http://togozine.com/there-are-visible-behavioral-differences-between-2/ |
| shortage of troops. The Defense Ministry on Saturday | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/russians-strike-ukraine-as-kremlin-staged-votes-continue/ |
| shortage of nurses at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchi-government-hospital-faces-severe-shortage-of-staff-nurses/article65930925.ece |
| shortage of research to back up the very | http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/add-these-disease-fighting-foods-to-your-diet-to-live-a-longer-life/ss-AA11wNi5 |
| shortage of foreign exchange but not so with | https://dailypost.ng/2022/09/24/emmanuel-onwubiko-nigerias-corruption-a-challenge-of-governance/ |
| shortage of crafty ways to prevent people from | https://www.bigissue.com/news/housing/anti-homeless-architecture-hostile-designs/ |
| shortage of staff in the hospital due to | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchi-government-hospital-faces-severe-shortage-of-staff-nurses/article65930925.ece |
| Shortage of Blue Oval Badges: ReportJalopnik20:05 23-Sept-22 Nostalgia | https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Industry+Sectors/Automotive |
| Shortage of candidates leads to acclaimed seatsGlobal News23:54 | https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/World+News/North+America/Canada/Provinces+and+Territories/Manitoba |
| Shortage of Diesel Fuel Recalls Classic Soviet Anecdote | https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/World+News/Asia/Russia/Moscow |
| Shortage of coffee / An image of a | https://www.industryleadersmagazine.com/brazils-shortage-of-coffee-stockpiles-hit-the-sore-spot/ |
| Shortage of Mustard, Its Uniquely Beloved Condiment] But | https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/world/canada/a-year-when-everything-is-going-right-for-western-canadas-farmers.html |
| shortage of nonfiction climate change books. I watched | https://www.publishersweekly.com:443/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/90417-is-this-the-way-the-world-ends-pw-talks-with-stephen-markley.html |
| shortage of earnest environmental documentaries. Many of them | https://www.publishersweekly.com:443/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/90417-is-this-the-way-the-world-ends-pw-talks-with-stephen-markley.html |
| shortage of vaccines against monkeypox, as many Americans | https://www.fsunews.com/story/news/2022/08/28/fsu-professors-discuss-implications-monkeypox/7918518001/ |
| shortage of food and water, not to mention | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/fires-engulf-displacement-camps-northern-syria-during-heat-wave |
| shortage of such talents. Global consulting firm Korn | https://www.malaymail.com/news/singapore/2022/09/24/can-singapores-bid-to-woo-elite-global-talents-succeed/29867 |
| shortage of Moderna vaccine caused some pharmacies to | https://www.floridastatesman.com/news/272791021/44m-americans-have-rolled-up-sleeves-for-omicron-targeted-boosters |
| shortage of health professionals, many of us turn | http://tnlivenews.in/stock-market-news-live-updates-stocks-crater-dow-hits-2022-low-and-oil-plunges-as-fed-and-growth-fears-roil-markets-yahoo-finance/ |
| shortage of activewear brands in the world, but | https://www.koco.com/article/best-hype-meter/41333351 |
| shortage of wheat. With the delay in planting | https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1003170 |