Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Nearly 300 people had to be rescued along Volusia County’s beaches last weekend ...
Swimmers were encouraged to remain on land as dangerous rip currents churned off the Alabama coast on Thursday.Footage shows conditions on Thursday morning at Cotton Bayou Beach, where ...
NORFOLK, Va. — This week marks the first-ever Rip Current Awareness Week for Coastal North and South Carolina. From April 27 through May 3, the National Weather Service offices in Wakefield, Virginia, ...
Rip currents are among lifeguard Andy Lavallee's biggest concerns, and with good reason. The stealthy, unpredictable killers claim about 100 lives in the United States each year, including several in ...
If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make rip currents more likely to occur. They are not always easy to spot, ...
ST. PETERSBURG — Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers. But rip currents are the greatest danger and ...
An estimated 100 people are killed each year by rip currents, which drag swimmers away from shore Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
Dangerous rip currents and high surf have claimed the lives of 72 swimmers at the nation's beaches in 2023. Many of the deaths were in the Gulf of Mexico, including 13 along the Florida Panhandle, ...
Last month, two young paddle boarders found themselves stranded in the ocean after strong winds and currents pushed them 2,000 feet from the shore of Oak Island, North Carolina. But rescuers had eyes ...
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