| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:climate_phenomenon 
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                                | gptkbp:affects | global weather patterns 
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                                | gptkbp:cause | warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean drought in Australia
 increased rainfall in South America
 warmer winters in Canada and northern US
 suppression of Atlantic hurricanes
 
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                                | gptkbp:duration | 9 to 12 months 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | gptkb:19th_century 
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                                | gptkbp:frequency | every 2 to 7 years 
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                                | gptkbp:impact | gptkb:fish agriculture
 floods
 droughts
 
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                                | gptkbp:measures | gptkb:Southern_Oscillation_Index sea surface temperature anomalies
 
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                                | gptkbp:monitors | gptkb:NOAA gptkb:World_Meteorological_Organization
 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | Spanish term for 'The Little Boy' 
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                                | gptkbp:opposedBy | gptkb:La_Niña_events 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Southern_Oscillation 
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                                | gptkbp:sometimesLasts | up to 2 years 
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                                | gptkbp:studiedBy | oceanographers climatologists
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Peru–Chile_Current gptkb:southeast_Pacific_Ocean
 gptkb:southeastern_Pacific_Ocean
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | El Niño events 
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