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 ...

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

While the talk may be centered around a hurricane, rip current dangers increase during warmer months, from April to October.

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

American Lifeguard Association's Wyatt Werneth joins the AccuWeather Network to explain the beach flag system and what each ...

But the first Atlantic hurricane of the season is drifting away from the continent and will soon be downgraded.

Rip hazard index describes the risk posed by one of the deadliest coastal hazards, in effort to make beaches safer.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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… ...