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How does the Alaska current affect the climate of western british Columbia and southern Alaska?
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The Alaska Current is a warm-water eddy current resulting from the northward diversion of a portion of the North Pacific Current when that current meets the west coast of the North American continent.
It is warmer than most sub-Arctic Pacific water with temperatures above 39° F (4° C).
As such, it has a warming effect on the climate of British Colombia and southern Alaska
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How does Alaska current affects the climate of western British Columbia and southern Alaska?
The Alaska Current is a warm-water eddy current resulting from the northward diversion of a portion of the North Pacific Current when that current meets the west coast of the North American continent. It is warmer than most sub-Arctic Pacific water with temperatures above 39° F (4° C). As such, it has a warming effect on the climate of British Colombia and southern Alaska
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