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This powerful Atlantic current, a 'river in the ocean,' is largely responsible for giving which region its unusually mild climate?
The Gulf Stream, a branch of the North Atlantic Current, transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Western Europe, raising average winter temperatures by up to 10°C compared to similar latitudes in North America.
To speed up mail ships from Europe, what U.S. Founding Father created one of the first detailed charts of the Gulf Stream current?
Benjamin Franklin, as deputy postmaster general, mapped the Gulf Stream in 1769 based on whaler observations to speed up mail ships by avoiding the current's drag.
The temperature contrast between the warm Gulf Stream and cold air helps fuel what intense winter storms along the U.S. East Coast?
Nor'easters are fueled by the clash between the warm Gulf Stream waters and frigid Arctic air, creating heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding along the U.S. East Coast.
A 'river' in the ocean, the Gulf Stream acts as a vital highway for the larvae of which migrating, serpentine fish?
Eel larvae, called leptocephali, are flat and transparent, enabling them to drift thousands of miles along the Gulf Stream from the Sargasso Sea to North American coasts.