When waves break near the shoreline, water piles up between the wave and the beach. One of the ways the water returns to the ...

If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

As beach season approaches, safety officials are spotlighting one of the ocean’s most dangerous-- and often misunderstood-- hazards.

Hurricane Erin, churning offshore in the Atlantic, is causing dangerous rip currents along the Southeast coast. A High Surf Advisory is in effect through Thursday for areas including St. Simons, ...

There are several potentially dangerous elements of the beach that should be taken into consideration, especially by those ...

BOSTON — Rip currents are one of the coast's greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is bringing the potentially deadly currents to the East Coast this week.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On August 19 Hurricane Erin is crawling past the Bahamas as a strong Category 2 storm and is due to head toward the Carolinas and ...

BOSTON (AP) — Rip currents are one of the coast’s greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is bringing the potentially deadly currents to the East Coast this ...

Hurricane Erin remains offshore as it moves northward along the U.S. Southeast coast today, continuing to generate large Atlantic waves that will pose dangerous surf and marine hazards through Friday.