Like an unbalanced teeter-totter falling to one side or the other, the Earth is constantly trying to balance temperature differences. The cooler areas attract warm air, while the warmer areas push air outward in an attempt to cool itself down, until a perfect balance is reached everywhere. Due to the unequal heating of the Earth’s surface, this balance is, however, never reached.

Locally, air rushes from one place to another as it attempts to balance temperature and pressure. This rushing air is commonly referred to as wind. On a global scale, massive jet streams transport air from one part of the globe to another.

Our Oceans Transfer Heat

The oceans of the earth transfer heat from one location to another via massive ocean currents. These currents are like rivers flowing across the vastness of Earth, bringing warm waters from the equator up towards higher latitudes, and cooler water down towards the equator.