John Hall wrote:

In article ,
Peter Hayes writes:
Keith (Southend) wrote:

Peter Hayes wrote:


How much does the Gulf Stream contribute to warming the UK compared to
our traditional warm and moist south westerlies?


Surely the two go hand in hand.

Would we lose these warm and moist south westerlies if the Gulf Stream
stopped?

No, but they would be less warm and perhaps less prevalent.

So in practice the cooling caused by the loss of the Gulf Stream will be
reduced by warm Atlantic air and heat from southern Europe and north
Africa.

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Peter