which is colder, the pacifc or atlantic ocean?
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the pacific on the west coast at least. there is the gulf current that runs along the east coast which brings warm water fromt he gulf up. on the western side of the pacific (japan) there are warm currents there also called the kiroshio(sp?) current. it depends what part of the atlantic or pacific you are in =)
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The ocean is located near india.
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the gulf stream makes the atlantic warmer
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The main reason why the Atlantic coast is more stormy than the Pacific coast (as in Hurricanes, Nor'Easters, etc.) is the fact that a warm water current called the gulf stream happens to flow from south to north up the Atlantic Coast.  This provide much more energy for storms to use as they approach land.  Also, the prevailing winds in the tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere happen to be from east to west, thus pushing tropical moisture toward much of the Gulf coast region and pushing stroms, like Hurricanes, from the Mid-Atlantic toward the East Coast.
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Off the western coast of Africa in the ocean.
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Actually both are true.  However, global warming and an impending ice age will not cancel each other out, as far as, average temperatures are concerned.\n\nGlobal warming, whether caused by mankind or nature, will usher in another global ice age.\n\nAlthough this sounds contradictory, there is an explanation that I will attempt to explain:\n\nAtlantic ocean currents circulate from the warmer southern Atlantic ocean northward to the colder waters.\n\nAs the warm waters flow north, they cool down, and thus, begin to sink deeper into the colder northern Atlantic waters.\n\nThis colder water then continues to flow southward, and thus, begins to warm up again the closer it gets to the equator, effectively creating a self-sustaining flow.\n\nAs this colder water warms up, it begins to rise toward the surface where it continues to get warmer.\n\nThen, these warmer waters are caught into the northern flow\nwhere they will eventually begin to cool down again, sink, and continue the flow back southward.\n\nIt is this flowing current from warm to cold to warm again that regulates our weather systems.\n\nNow then, as the Earth warms up because of global warming (manmade or otherwise,) the Atlantic current is in danger of being disrupted and stopped.\n\nWhy?  Because as the northern Atlantic waters warm up, there will be a point at which the northern waters are too warm for the water to cool and thus sink.\n\nOnce the northern waters stop sinking, the whole process will come to a screeching halt.  Therefore, no more Atlantic current.\n\nNo more Atlantic current will then halt the process of "warmer" waters from flowing northward.\n\nOnce this massive amount of warm, energy filled waters stops flowing north, the Northern Hemisphere will then start cooling down enough to mark the beginning of a new ice age. \n\nHope this helps...\n\n-AwareOne\nAwareones@yahoo.com
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The other fellow beat me to it. The Atlantic Ocean is east of the United States. New York down to Florida face the Atlantic Ocean. Since the United States is in North America, that is one continent. The Ocean runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, so that will include South America. Antarctica is down by the south pole. Europe is on the opposite side of North America and Africa is on the opposite side of South America. That makes five continents.\n\n\nIceGirl is wrong. It does touch five continents. If you look at her source, you will see the Atlantic Ocean in the center of the picture. On the left are North and South America (left is west). On the right are Europe and Africa (right is east). All the way at the bottom (bottom is south) is Antarctica. No one lives there except for animals (penguins and such) and some scientists, but it is still a continent.
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The circulation the the North Atlantic that brings heat to different parts of the world is believed to be slowinging down due to global warming thus me may be in the beginning stages of an ice age but it will take a few decades before we know for sure.
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I read in new scientist that there there is a certain current in the Atlantic that transports hotter ocean water from the south to the north.\n\nWhat happens here is the arctic ice will cool the temperature of the water down and it will thus flow south again.\n\nWith global warming there will be a constant flow of hot water to the north thus raising the water level there. So all places on the northern hemisphere would get affected first. \n\nI'm not too sure I got all the facts right but it has something to do with a current though.
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The East Coast is relatively warmer than the West Coast.\nThus being more conducive to crustacean / mollusck habitation at sea
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atlantic, pacific, and indian oceans
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In the northern hemisphere, the overall ocean current is clockwise.  That means, on the West Coast of the USA, the water is moving down from the Arctic (brrr!), while on the East Coast, it is moving up from the equator (ahhhh!).  But that's just the coastal United States.
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Probably Alaska.  The temp in the Northern regions is pretty cold.\n\nNo, seriously, I like the Central Coast of California.  The weather's nice, there's great beaches that aren't crowded like Jersey or LA beaches, and you can still buy an ocean view house for under a million (can't do that may other places anymore).\n\nAnd it's hot today!  80 degrees, in February!  This is absurd...
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There are a number of currents in the ocean in which the water temperature is different from the surrounding area.  The most famous of these is the Gulf Stream that brings warm water from the tropic areas north off the East Coast of the United States and then across the Atlantic to Europe.\n\nNote that this movement is clockwise if you look at it from space.  Of course, this also means that on the other side of the ocean, cold water will move south to complete the circuit.\n\nNow we go to California.  There is a cold current called the California current that brings water from the area off Alaska in the same manner.  This cold water is also full of nutrients which is why there are the kelp forest and abundant wildlife.  It moves in the same manner as the Atlantic Ocean example.\n\nHope this answers your question.
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The Antarctic Ocean, which adjoins the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.
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5 oceans Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern.
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Indian Ocean. Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea.