Discussions of the weather patterns over the UK and Ireland often used to mention the importance of the Gulf Stream ocean current. Today we hear much about the role of the jet stream high above the ground, but nothing about the Gulf Stream. Why is this?
Jeff Blyth
Brighton, UK
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