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Rip currents are one of the most dangerous beach hazards, killing roughly 100 Americans per year. Here's how to identify them and stay safe over the July 4 holiday.
A rip current (or just rip) is a specific type of water current that can occur near beaches where waves break. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore by cutting through the lines of breaking waves, like a river flowing out to sea.
Rip currents: These are narrow channels of fast-moving water that flow away from shore. Undertow: This is the general return flow of water towards the ocean floor after a wave breaks.
The high risk for dangerous rip currents will continue through at least 7 p.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service said Friday morning. More: Two drown Sunday, bringing number of drowning deaths ...
About 100 people drown from rip currents along U.S. beaches each year, according to the United States Lifesaving Associat Things to know about dangerous rip currents and how swimmers caught in one ...
Hurricane Lee is expected to cause dangerous rip currents and huge waves along the U.S. East Coast. Here’s what to know about rip current safety.
What is a rip current? A rip current is a fast-flowing channel of water, moving from close to the shoreline and into the ocean past the breaking waves, according to the National Weather Service ...
Here's how to stay safe in dangerous rip currents. What is a rip current? Rip currents are strong, fast-moving currents that flow away from the shoreline.