Researchers pinpoint cause of deadly Lake Michigan rip current
The storm on Lake Michigan lasted only 15 minutes, but the conditions it put into motion took seven lives.
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Mar 19, 2019
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Real-time rip current identification tool uses AI and deep learning
Beachgoers could be safer thanks to a new technology with the potential to give real-time updates of rip currents.
Environment
Dec 27, 2022
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Rip currents are dangerous for swimmers but also ecologically important—how scientists are working to understand them
If you've ever waded into the ocean for a swim and suddenly realized that the shore is getting farther away, not closer, you may have encountered a rip current. Common at beaches worldwide, these powerful currents flow from ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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New way to predict deadly rip currents at the beach
Rip currents are a serious threat to beachgoers at any coast around the world. There are reported number of fatalities caused by rip currents every year in the U.S. and Australia. According to Surf Lifesaving Australia, rip ...
Environment
Feb 15, 2023
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Most people can't identify deadly rip current, expert finds
A worrying new study has highlighted that up to 78% of beachgoers in Aotearoa New Zealand are unable to spot rip currents (rips) in the surf, increasing the risk that they may inadvertently end up caught in one.
Environment
Jan 19, 2021
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The story of a wave: From wind-blown ripples to breaking on the beach
It's a cliché, but Aussies love the beach. And little wonder: with 36,000 kilometers of coastline, Australia is blessed with some of the best beaches in the world.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2020
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New understanding of rip currents could save lives
Research by the Universities of Southampton and Plymouth has found a new link between breaking waves and the hazard posed by rip currents. The research provides a better understanding why some surf zone conditions are more ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2016
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Rip currents are a natural hazard along English coasts – here's how to spot them
Rip currents are found along most coastlines, and where they form near popular beaches they can be deadly. The journalist Decca Aitkenhead has written movingly about how quickly life can change after her husband was swept ...
Environment
Jul 28, 2016
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Tropical Storm Marie forms in Pacific off Mexico
Tropical Storm Marie has formed in the eastern Pacific and is expected to become a hurricane this weekend that will stalk the Mexican coast, US forecasters warned Friday.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2014
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Research team warns against overlooking Great Lakes' currents
The history of the Great Lakes is one of people who underestimate their destructive power, often with tragic results. From two massive waves that smashed into Chicago's harbors in 1954 to a rip current that drowned a young ...
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Aug 5, 2014
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