-Cold Ocean currents blowing along coastal regions bring cold conditions
- Cold conditions lead to the formation of fog and mist
-Ground and air along such areas is not heated hence no Turbulance
- Winds also carry no moisture hence they are dry.
- Winds drop their moisture over, the sea- reaching the land as dry winds
- Winds pick moisture on land making the areas more dry.
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