Jet Stream vs. Gulf Stream: What’s the Difference?
While jet streams are air patterns, the Gulf Stream is an ocean pattern that also has an impact on weather.
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This Founding Father was the first to map the Gulf Stream; why it matters
The Gulf Stream is one of five oceanic gyres (ocean currents.) Our local gyre in the Gulf South is the Gulf Stream. It’s named after the Gulf of Mexico, and it spreads heat from the warm waters ...
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How a Swiss-US study challenges what we know about the Gulf Stream system
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system of currents vital to regulating the European climate, has ...
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The Atlantic Ocean - The Gulf Stream
The Atlantic is the second largest ocean on the planet. It is the resting place of the Titanic, home to the mysterious Bermuda Triangle and is the youngest of the Earth's great oceans. It reaches ...
Q&A: How rate of COâ‚‚ rise can affect a global ocean current
As we burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is gradually rising, and with it, the planet's ...
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CO2 Rise Threatens Global Ocean Current Stability
As we burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is gradually rising, and with it, the planet's ...
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Morning commuters should expect fog over the next few days. Here’s why
The fog will be thick in Northeast Florida and the coast of Georgia for the next several nights. This is why it is increasing ...
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Factors affecting the unique climate of the UK
Ocean currents - the North Atlantic Drift (or Gulf Stream) ocean current flows northwards across the Atlantic Ocean, bringing warm water from the Gulf of Mexico. This results in milder winter ...