El Niño

climatic phenomenon occurring in the Pacific Ocean
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El Niño
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Summary

El Niño is a type of meteorological phenomenon[1]. It draws 45,864 Wikipedia views per month (type of meteorological phenomenon category, ranking #15 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Christ Child[3]
  • Subclass of: meteorological phenomenon[4]
  • Part of: El Niño southern oscillation[5]
  • Commons category: El Niño[6]
  • Opposite of: La Niña[7]
  • Different from: El Niño[8]
  • Connects with: Southern Oscillation[9], El Niño Current[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[11], WikiProject Climate change[12], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Fluid dynamics[14]
  • P14541: 3EpoiE[15]

Why It Matters

El Niño has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). El Niño. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/el-nino
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_el-nino_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{El Niño}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/el-nino}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 115
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'als', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 27d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yso id → p40473
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Yso id: p40473"
  3. 12w ago · ~2026-38982-67 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Christ Child
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Named after: Christ Child"
  4. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3EpoiE
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  5. 21w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → —
    National library of israel j9u id → —
    Local thumb → —
    Library of congress authority id → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  6. 23w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → meteorological phenomenon
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id (former scheme) → 0242522
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → El Niño southern oscillation
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Gran enciclopèdia catalana id (former scheme): 0046129"
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