Question

What is the name for the ocean current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Western Europe?

The ocean current that brings warm water from Mexico to moderate the climate in Western Europe is called the

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Answer 1

The correct answer is - Gulf Stream.

The Gulf Stream is an ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean. This current is warm, thus it brings in warm and moist air masses, which results in much warmer and stable climate throughout the year on the places that it influences.

The Gulf Stream starts in the southwestern parts of the North Atlantic, and in continues in northeastern direction towards Europe. Halfway to Europe, the Gulf Stream changes in the North Atlantic Drift, and further on the North Atlantic Drift changes into the Norwegian Current, so all extensions from one another.

They manage to make the western coastline of Europe much warmer, to not have any extremes in the temperatures, and also to have a lot of precipitation throughout the year.

Answer 2

Answer;

North Atlantic Drift (Gulf stream)

Explanation;

The Gulf Stream is an important ocean-current system in the northern hemisphere, which stretches from Florida to north-western Europe. The ocean current that brings warm water from Mexico to moderate the climate in Western Europe.

The warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift are responsible for moderating the climate of western Europe, such that the winters are less cold than would otherwise be expected at its latitude.