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Why does West Europe have a pleasant climate when it has such a high latitude.

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Due to the Atlantic Jet Stream, cold water is carried from the Antarctic all the way down to the Caribbean and it turns into warmer water, then that said water is carried up back north towards the Antarctic, carrying that warm water with it, warming the surrounding air as it moves northward. 
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