The greatest danger lurking in the waves at the beach this summer isn't a shark — it's a rip current. About 100 people drown from rip currents along U.S. beaches each year, according to the United ...

Forecasters have warned that a former tropical disturbance making its way inland is making Gulf Coast beaches prime for rip currents, a deadly ocean danger that kills dozens every year in the United ...

A Pennsylvania couple drowned in a rip current while vacationing in Florida this week, leaving their six children orphans. Brian Warter, 51, and Erica Wishard, 48, were swimming in the surf on ...

Rip currents usually reach a speed of 1 to 2 feet per second. Hurricane Erin won't make landfall in the U.S., but it will bring dangerous rip currents to the East Coast. Beachgoers from Florida to the ...

Alternating current (ac) or direct current (dc) circuits are capable of carrying very different currents, as illustrated by the ratings on the switch in Figure 1. This is why it’s so important for ...