GULF STREAM

is a warm, swift ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico, along the coast of the Eastern U.S., across the Atlantic to the European coast, and makes Ireland, Great Britain and the Scandinavian countries warmer than they would be otherw:ise. GWP stands for Global Warming Potential, and :is the ratio of how much a gas contributes, molecule for molecule, to enhancing the greenhouse effect compared to carbon dioxide. Habitat refers to the environment in which an individual or population occurs.