Rip current - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A rip current is a strong channel of water flowing away from the shoreline, typically through the surf line, and can occur on any shore that has breaking waves. The water flows seaward from near the...
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So any beach that has incoming waves of say two feet or higher will have some form of rip tide. A beach rip tide is a current that drains water back out to sea as it piles up from incoming waves. Storm waves intensify rip tides, but they are always present with any level of surf.
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Source: USA TODAY research by Chris Cappella, graphic by Chuck Rose ... You don't need a storm for rip currents to form. Though storms make them stronger, they really only need a steady, fresh breeze blowing perpendicular to the shore to stir them up. ... How rip currents can form...
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www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wriptide/wriptide.htm
www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wriptide/wriptide.htm
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With its year-round beaches, Florida has the highest death toll from rip currents, often called riptides. But deaths in the dangerous currents are not uncommon elsewhere: They cause up to 100 fatalities a year nationwide, according to the National Weather Service. ... (Related graphic: How riptides form)
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www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2003-06-11-florida-riptid...
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Now the two Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists are trying to understand what causes rip currents, or riptides, to form along some coastal beaches. "We're trying to look at questions like why do they form and why do they grow or move as well as how do they affect the bottom," Dr. Raubenheimer said.
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archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/07-05/07-07-05/a01lo4...
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