The area is prone to changes in winds and local currents, and ships can quickly become trapped, sometimes for weeks, when the concentration of pack ice increases.
For example, in many places, winds are stronger at night, which means local wind farms produce most of their power when demand is lowest.
Villagers said high winds resulted in sand being blown across the road and hampering local shop owners from getting to their properties.
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and straight-line winds on June 30, 2012.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs New Jersey Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Maryland and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and straight-line winds during the period of June 29 to July 8, 2012.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Maryland Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Washington and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe storm, straight-line winds, and flooding on July 20, 2012.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Washington Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe storm, straight-line winds, flooding, and landslides during the period of September 15-30, 2012.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Alaska Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of May 22-25, 2011.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of February 29 to March 3, 2012.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Kentucky Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds on April 14, 2011.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Indiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds occurring on April 19, 2011, and April 22 to May 2, 2011, and flooding resulting from those storms beginning on April 19, 2011, and continuing.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Indiana Disaster Declaration
If local gravity differences are not pulling water about to create these features, then other factors such as currents, winds and tides must be responsible.
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