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Little Ice Age

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015913

Cold period that lasted from about A.D. 1550 to about A.D. 1850 in Europe. North America. and Asia. This period was marked by rapid expansion of mountain glaciers. especially in the Alps. Norway. Ireland. and Alaska. There were three maxima. beginning about 1650. about 1770. and 1850. each separated by slight warming intervals.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015913
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental events
ReferencesNOAA Climate Program Office Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015913",
  "term": "Little Ice Age",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Cold period that lasted from about A.D. 1550 to about A.D. 1850 in Europe. North America. and Asia. This period was marked by rapid expansion of mountain glaciers. especially in the Alps. Norway. Ireland. and Alaska. There were three maxima. beginning about 1650. about 1770. and 1850. each separated by slight warming intervals.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/little-ice-age/"
}

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