How do prevailing winds cause climate?

not sure if this is the right answer or not but....

high and low pressure systems create winds (blowing from high to low), the winds can effect climate by bringing in or pushing storms away, bringing in/out moisture, and bringing in/out warm/cold air
 
Factors affecting climate
Britains prevailing winds come from a south westerly direction over the Atlantic . ... El Nino Causes Forest Fires in Brazil ... The affects on the climate can be seen in the next tutorial entitled 'Climate Change.' ...
www.ecn.ac.uk/Education/factors_a…

Prevailing winds have a great influence on the climate of regions in their path. .... Any major change in an ocean current can cause a change in climate. ...
www.tenafly.k12.nj.us/~plobosco/Climate.p…

Ocean Currents and Climate
A change in prevailing winds changed the ocean surface temperature, which in turn ..... whereas in the real world ocean currents do a good share of the work. ... The exact sequence of cause and effect was obscure, but there was evidence ...
www.aip.org/history/climate/oce…

Earth's Climate
Aug 7, 2000 ... Mountains cause air to rise. Rising air becomes less dense allowing the condensation of ... Prevailing winds affect the climate of an area. ...
www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber…
 
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