Explain how rivers serve as connectors of earth's system

What is the name of the ocean current that affects the british isles? how does it influence their climate?

What are the answers for the following questions?

Some gamma ray bursts are hypothesized to come from mergers of neutron stars or black holes. if this hypothesis is correct, what else should we in principle be able to detect from such mergers? a. gravitiational waves b. x-ray bursts c. significant disruption of gas thousands of light-years away in the surrounding galaxy d. an "afterglow" of bright visible light, lasting for weeks