Importance

I never really realized that currents were important in the world, and never knew why. Now i now that... They have significant impact on movement of energy and moisture between the oceans and the atmosphere. They are important to the weather as of result. The Gulf Stream is a warm current in the Mexican Gulf and moves onward to Europe. Since its full of warm water, the sea temperatures are warm, causing it to keep places like Europe warmer than others. The same thing happens when different streams are cold, and the water temperatures cold, causing places to be colder than others.