Rocky Mountains Keep Europe Warm

fldvm writes "The Earth Institute at Columbia University says that the rocky mountains are more responsible than the gulf stream for mild winters in Europe. See the press release, or google cache. The long held assumption had been that the warm water of the Gulf stream makes Western Europe warmer than Canada and and other parts at the same latitude. The researchers said that with computer models they removed the Gulf Stream and Europe stayed warm but when they flattened the mountains over North America the Eastern US was warmer and Europe was colder. "

Comments

Butterflies

[oni]

Are they sure? I always thought it was the butterflies in central park that determined the weather in Europe. Oh wait, no, I'm thinking of hurricanes

lets bulldoze the mountans!!!

[Unknown Poltroon]

We can make them into "freedom plains" to freeze france!!!