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El Nino

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002080

A warming of the ocean current along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador that is generally associated with dramatic changes in the weather patterns of the region; a major El Niño event generally occurs every 3 to 7 years and is associated with changes in the weather patterns worldwide.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002080
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
SynonymsEl Nino Southern Oscillation; El Niño
ReferencesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoweather; Madden-Julian Oscillation; water currents; water temperature; Pacific Ocean; La Nina
TranslationsSpanish: El Niño Oscilación del Sur
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002080",
  "term": "El Nino",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A warming of the ocean current along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador that is generally associated with dramatic changes in the weather patterns of the region; a major El Niño event generally occurs every 3 to 7 years and is associated with changes in the weather patterns worldwide.",
  "synonyms": [
    "El Nino Southern Oscillation",
    "El Niño"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "weather",
    "Madden-Julian Oscillation",
    "water currents",
    "water temperature",
    "Pacific Ocean",
    "La Nina"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "El Niño Oscilación del Sur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/el-nino/"
}

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