A rip current (also 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...
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A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland...
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rip current statement is a warning statement issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is a high threat of rip currents due...
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include: Air current Water current Current (hydrology), a current in a river or stream Ocean current Longshore current Boundary current Rip current Rip tide Subsurface...
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Surf zone (section Rip currents)
qualifications: Low-risk rip currents: Wind and/or wave conditions are not expected to support the development of rip currents; however, rip currents can sometimes...
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least three indirect deaths have been tied to Ernesto, all related to rip currents from the hurricane along the East Coast of the United States. On August 8...
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misapplied to rip currents. An undertow occurs everywhere underneath shore-approaching waves, whereas rip currents are localized narrow offshore currents occurring...
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Surfing (section Rip currents)
rich, bubble rich, and moves rapidly. The rip head of the rip current has long shore movement. Rip currents are common on beaches with mild slopes that...
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Look up rip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. To rip is the act of tearing an object. Rip may also refer to: Nioro du Rip, a town in the southern Kaolack...
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Riptide (disambiguation) (redirect from Rip Tide)
Riptide or rip tide may also refer to: A common misnomer for a rip current, a fast narrow current running offshore and cutting through breaking waves Riptide...
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the beach, against the rip current, swimmers get tired-out in the process and drown. Instead, swimmers caught in a rip current should relax, and swim...
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was connected to the sea. At this point a rip current, a very strong offshore current, can occur. The current will vary depending on the height of the...
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$20 million (2001 USD). Eight people died in the state, five of which due to rip currents. August 6 – After meandering for several days in the eastern Gulf of...
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or a gas Air current, a flow of air Ocean current, a current in the ocean Rip current, a kind of water current Current (stream), currents in rivers and...
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the Dory Rips, a foghorn was placed at Cape d'Or in 1875 and a lighthouse, which is still operational, was established in 1922. Rip current Tides Archived...
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Report: Rip Current (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2017. Delaware Event Report: Rip Current (Report)...
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potent ocean currents. Kauai's geography makes Hanakāpīʻai conditions even more hazardous; in the event that one gets caught in a rip current (or otherwise...
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produced high waves, beach erosion, and rip currents that injured a surfer. September 3, 2010 – Rip currents from offshore Hurricane Earl killed two swimmers...
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being caught in rip currents related to Fay. He was with five other swimmers, who were rescued after also being caught in the rip currents. The storm flooded...
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southern California. California occasionally experiences high surf and rip currents from distant but powerful hurricanes, such as Hurricane Guillermo in...
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Dominican Republic and one in Turks and Caicos Islands, all due to flooding. Rip currents affected Maryland and New Jersey, resulting in one fatality in each state...
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saved two people who were being swept out into the ocean by a California rip current. Bella saved owner Chris Larocque from a burning house by pulling him...
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of the beach. Like all beaches with good surf, Zuma has its share of rip currents. Visitors are encouraged not to swim or surf in front of the Lifeguard...
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on the next day. Barry caused two fatalities: a man was killed by a rip current off the coast of the Florida Panhandle on July 15, and another man was...
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related to Hurricane Earl: two from lightning in Puerto Rico and two from rip currents in New Jersey. The storm struck Newfoundland with hurricane-force winds...
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Playalinda Beach, while trying to rescue a 10-year-old boy caught in a rip current. One child drowned in Green Swamp near Sumter, South Carolina, after...
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hazardous), the southern side is rated as a 7 due to a famous rip current known as the "Backpackers' Rip" because of its proximity to the bus stop. Many backpackers...
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Hólar. The current church was built in 1924. "Rípurkirkja". web.archive.org. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-06. "Hannes Bjarnason prestur á Ríp í Hegranesi...
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experiencing about $2 million in damage. A woman died after being caught in a rip current offshore Asbury Park. In Massachusetts, falling power lines left more...
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half volunteers. Zicatela is still a surfers' beach, with the strong rip current making the area unsuitable for swimming. The Zicatela Beach tourist district...
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