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A favourite fact of mine: Every point in the UK is more northerly than every point in the contiguous USA (i.e. excluding Alaska). Take that and think about wi
by NLips 8y ago
A favourite fact of mine: Every point in the UK is more northerly than every point in the contiguous USA (i.e. excluding Alaska).
Take that and think about winter in Minnesota vs winter in England. The sea and the Gulf Stream provide a lot of warmth in winter!
- infinite8s 8y agoAlthough not for much longer!
- infradig 8y agoWhat does that mean?
- _Codemonkeyism 8y agoThere is speculation that the stream will collapse with climate change and England gets a lot colder.
- ceejayoz 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutdown_of_thermohaline_circulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutdown_of_thermohaline_circu...
- gadders 8y agolooks at map Blimey. I'd heard people say Madrid is on the same latitude as NY, but I didn't realise the UK was that further North before.
- saalweachter 8y agoThe latitude difference between Dublin and New York is greater than the difference between New York and Delhi or between Dublin and Reykjavik.