An oceanographer has explained why Irish people should stay away from the beach for the next 36 hours because of the impact ...

At 82, Ed Kiziukiewicz still patrols the ocean water as a lifeguard in Bay Head, work he has done every summer since 1962.

How to Stay Safe From Rip Currents, and What to Do if You’re Caught in One From land, a rip current can appear relatively calm, as a strip of water that extends out between breaking waves.

Rip currents were the cause of 81.9% of rescues on surf beaches, while more than 100 fatal drownings per year possibly occur due to them. (J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images) ...

More than a dozen lifeguards raced into the surf and rescued 20 children from a rip current last week after the sudden collapse of a sandbar arou ...

For instance, some rip currents, known as "flash rips," happen quickly and without warning. These can happen even if the weather is nice, explained Mark Jamieson, the patrol captain of the beach ...

While no hurricane has formed in the Atlantic Ocean so far this season, the ocean will see three to five named storms before the end of the month.

Hurricane Erin is fueling powerful rip currents along the East Coast, forcing dozens of rescues and beach closures from the ...

Millions across at least 12 U.S. states were facing strong rip currents and rough surf this week, according to forecasters, while Tropical Storm Dexter continued to track east-northeast across the ...

Edisto Beach, S.C. (WCBD) – Rip currents are extremely dangerous and can be hard to spot. Given this, the Town of Edisto Beach has installed new rip current warning signs, as a new initiative to ...