El Niño events

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climate phenomenon
gptkbp:affects global weather patterns
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
gptkbp:duration 9 to 12 months
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
gptkbp:frequency every 2 to 7 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label El Niño events
gptkbp:impact gptkb:fish
agriculture
floods
droughts
gptkbp:measures gptkb:Southern_Oscillation_Index
sea surface temperature anomalies
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:NOAA
gptkb:World_Meteorological_Organization
gptkbp:namedAfter Spanish term for 'The Little Boy'
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:La_Niña_events
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Southern_Oscillation
gptkbp:sometimesLasts up to 2 years
gptkbp:studiedBy oceanographers
climatologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peru–Chile_Current
gptkb:southeast_Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Millennium_Drought
gptkb:Jellyfish_Lake
gptkb:Peruvian_boobies
gptkb:coastal_Kelvin_wave
gptkb:southeastern_Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Moche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6