DontRunMeOver |
03-04-2006 03:24 AM |
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Originally Posted by adidasss
wait, so why did i think it never snows there? wasn't there some talk about some warm current that makes perpetual fall over england?
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Yes, its called the Gulf Stream. Its an ocean current which runs between the Gulf of Mexico and the North-East Atlantic. The sun's rays warm the water in the gulf, this warm water moves out of the gulf northwards and goes up towards the British Isles while, simultaneously, colder water originating from the North Atlantic/Irish Sea/English Channel is going southwards underneath it (because its colder its denser, so it actually forms a seperate layer).
What this means is that, during the winter, heat energy is transferred from the gulf to the British Isles area, keeping Britain warmer during this part of the year (and Ireland, North Spain and France). I don't think it has much effect during the summer.
That's why during january it doesn't really drop below zero in the southern half of England, whereas other places at the same latitude (canada, siberia) are freezing, even though they all get the same amount of sun as us.
Yeahhhhh, get some science into you.
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