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How do ocean currents influence climate?

Answer 1

By transporting warm water and heat energy to cooler climates

By controlling the global temperature, the oceans serve as a heat reservoir, retaining warm water and distributing it to regions of the world that are cooler than others.

*reservoir: a location where something (heat energy, in this case) is stored until it is needed again.

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Answer 2

Jonathan Avila

Ocean currents influence climate by redistributing heat around the Earth's surface. Warm currents carry warm water from the equator towards the poles, moderating temperatures in regions they flow through. Conversely, cold currents transport cold water from polar regions towards the equator, cooling nearby landmasses. Additionally, ocean currents influence atmospheric circulation patterns, which in turn impact weather and climate systems.

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