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Ocean Hazards, Riptides. If you are caught in a riptide, float. do not struggle. Let the riptide carry you out beyond the breakers, If you swim, do so parallel to the beach, not directly back in. ... Picture 1, Ocean Hazards, Riptides, Costa Rica...
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www.1-costaricalink.com/costa_rica_information/ozean_ha...
www.1-costaricalink.com/costa_rica_information/ozean_hazards.htm
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These currents are often called "riptides," but this is a misnomer. Tides are the rising and falling of water levels in the ocean. They are primarily caused by the moon's gravitational pull, and they change gradually and predictably every day.
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www.howstuffworks.com/rip-current.htm
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Riptides and undertows are related. Breaking waves approaching the beach carry water toward the beach. The water can't just pile up there: it has to escape back out to sea somehow. ... I don't see any mechanism to concentrate spin this way in the ocean. You might check out this website, which talks about some...
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www.mit.edu/~goodmanj/madsci/934318105.Es.r.html
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Though the currents, often called "riptides," are common on any ocean beach, officials say they are stronger and more frequent when hurricanes and other storms churn the ocean. ... Shark attacks are highly publicized, but sharks are not nearly as dangerous to ocean swimmers as rip currents.
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www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wriptide/2003-07-28-rip-cur...
www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wriptide/2003-07-28-rip-currents_x.htm
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But there are hidden dangers in the ocean. Rip tides, also called rip currents, are powerful, channeled streams of water flowing away from shore, ...
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www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-07/2006-07-06-voa3...
www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-07/2006-07-06-voa32.cfm?textmode=0
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Survive a rip tide when swimming in the ocean |► Being safe at the Jersey Shore. How to survive a rip tide. Two men died at the shore last weekend after being pulled out to sea byriptides. Another swimmer is still missing. ... C How to Swim in the ocean...
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www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-survive-a-rip-t...
www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-survive-a-rip-tide-when-swimming-in-the-ocean-235502/
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When a wave breaks on a beach, the water that runs up the beach soon reverses course and flows back down the beach to the ocean. This is called the backwash.
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www.susanscott.net/OceanWatch2001/nov16-01.html
www.susanscott.net/OceanWatch2001/nov16-01.html
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No one can anticipate changing ocean currents, riptides, sudden storms, or other hidden dangers. In the event that something does go wrong, lifeguards are trained in rescue techniques. ... Swimming in an open body of water (like a river, lake, or ocean) is different from swimming in a pool. You need more energy to handle...
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kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/water_safety.html
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; <--Previous Up Next -->; Mawamba Pool (we couldn't swim in canals with alligators or Caribbean Ocean with riptides)
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www2.bc.edu/~lavallch/honeymoon/honeymoon-Pages/Image49...
www2.bc.edu/~lavallch/honeymoon/honeymoon-Pages/Image49.html
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