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"It is significantly warmer than other regions on the same latitude, previously thought to be due to the warmth provided by the Gulf Stream; however, this has been disproven, and most of the mild temperatures have been linked to the Rocky Mountains and the heat storing capabilities of the North Atlantic Ocean". The disproven seems to be from a single article published by https://www.independent.co.uk/ in 2003 which is generally a reliable newspaper but I can't find any other source that agrees with this. The article is about a study by Richard Seager of the https://lamont.columbia.edu/ which also seems to be a reputable institution. My worry is that I can find numerous articles from later than 2003 which claim that the Gulf Stream is the reason for the warmth of the British Isles and can't find any other sources for the Rocky Mountain theory so is this a Undue weight? Mtpaley (talk) 20:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC) Reply

Independent article says:

"The scientists found that the real reason for Britain's mild weather was twofold. First, there is a genuine maritime effect of being surrounded by a relatively warm body of water, but this has nothing to do with the Gulf Stream."

Wikipedia says:

"The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida and up the eastern coastline of the United States, then veers east near 36°N latitude (North Carolina) and moves toward Northwest Europe as the North Atlantic Current."

On this you can accuse me of original research (just a talk so give me some leaway) but surely this relatively warm body of water is because of the gulf stream.

I will look for some more references on both theories and post them in this talk. Mtpaley (talk) 20:50, 4 November 2024 (UTC) Reply

The article refered to is this https://ocp.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/div/ocp/gs/pubs/Seager_etal_QJ_2002.pdf Mtpaley (talk) 21:07, 4 November 2024 (UTC) Reply

Flipped default to being gulf stream as this is what the majority of sources say. Left Rocky Mountains as a alternative. Feel free to object here if you think I was wrong. Mtpaley (talk) 21:24, 25 November 2024 (UTC) Reply

This section is poorly maintained and just consists of a few random events over many years. Is it worth keeping? Mtpaley (talk) 21:32, 25 November 2024 (UTC) Reply

I have a sinking feeling about asking this but why is there a minimal "Climate of the British Isles" and a detailed "Climate of the United Kingdom" which only includes the parts of the UK in the British Isles? It would make far more sense to have a detailed article on "Climate of the British Isles" and just a specific UK page with a link to "Climate of the United Kingdom". Mtpaley (talk) 19:46, 20 April 2026 (UTC) Reply

Sorry - cut and past typo

.. and just a specific UK page with a link to "Climate of the British Isles" Mtpaley (talk) 19:48, 20 April 2026 (UTC) Reply

A lot of articles develop into country-specific ones, in part because sources often discuss things in a country-specific manner. CMD (talk) 02:57, 21 April 2026 (UTC) Reply