But you need to remember swimming safety. Rip currents can be deadly with over 170 fatalities here in Florida over the past 10 years. This is more than lightning, flooding, tornadoes and ...

What could go wrong? Unfortunately, dangers still lurk in the surf in the form of rip currents, and it's important to keep these safety tips in mind any time you plan to enter the ocean.

"Rip currents exist due to breaking waves and, more importantly, the variability in wave breaking both over time and space," Dr Brander told the ABC. "Basically when waves break, the water level ...

The National Weather Service posts rip current risks on its websites around the coasts and has developed a computer model that can predict when conditions are favorable for their formation up to ...

IN DAY TWO OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS, WE’RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING IN ON RIP CURRENTS. MOST FOLKS DON’T REALIZE IT, BUT IT’S THE DEADLIEST WEATHER PHENOMENA IN FLORIDA AHEAD OF HURRICANES ...

“This is in part down to Florida’s geography and how it often receives strong winds coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, since ...

Languages: English. Coastal regions in Texas and Florida are under advisories from the National Weather Service (NWS) because of dangerous rip currents, with meteorologists warning that swimmers ...