EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Riser and Lozier, the cause of the temperature difference is likely a complex interaction between the surface ocean, the Gulf Stream, massive upper atmospheric currents and differences in pressure on either side of the Atlantic.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since the Gulf Stream also extends toward Europe, it warms western European countries as well. In fact, England is about the same distance from the equator as cold regions of Canada, yet England enjoys a much warmer climate. If it weren’t for the warm water of the Gulf Stream, England would have a much colder climate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Britain is in the temperate climate zone and does not have extremes of temperature or rainfall. The Gulf Stream, a large Atlantic Ocean current of warm water from the Gulf of Mexico, keeps winters quite mild whilst during summertime, warm but not excessively hot temperatures are experienced.

Detailed explanation-4: -The UK has less extreme weather. No bitter cold like Canada, and no scorching heat like Canada. The UK’s weather is a bit boring really, but it means that it’s never seriously impractical to go outside. The UK is on average more overcast than Canada, but it receives less overall rainfall than Canada.