How do you appreciate the role of the higher specific heat of water in stabilizing atmospheric temperature dying winter and summer seasons? (AS6)

Earth receives huge amount of heat energy from the Sun every day. With this heat, the Earth must have been heated beyond the level that it can withstand, but this is not actually happening because of the water bodies such as oceans, seas, lakes and rivers. They act as the store houses of heat energy from the Sun.

During the winter and summer, the water acts as balancing factor for controlling the temperature with its high specific heat.

During summer the water near the equator heats up faster and more than that near the poles as near the equator the amount of heat energy received is comparatively larger and hence circulation of water from the equator to the poles helps in maintaining the temperature of both the regions. Almost a similar phenomenon occurs during winter.