Question

Westerlies have a greater climatic influence in Western Europe that in North America?

Answer 1

The westerlies, anti-trades,[1] or prevailing westerlies, are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude. They originate from the high-pressure areas in the horse latitudes and trend towards the poles and steer extratropical cyclones in this general manner.[2] Tropical cyclones which cross the subtropical ridge axis into the westerlies recurve due to the increased westerly flow. The winds are predominantly from the southwest in the Northern Hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is because westerly winds move towards the east which results having impact on the western parts of continents, and westerlies affect western Europe more than north america because of its direction which lies towards western Europe and opposite to nort america.