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When a loved one is struggling in the water, you might want to rush in to save them. But make sure you stop and think or you could become the one in trouble.
There’s much more to waves than the part you see at the beach.
It’s good to know how currents are formed in the ocean, as they can be quite dangerous!
A entire beach in Ireland has returned 33 years after being washed away.
Knowing how rip currents form and how to spot them could save your life.
On average 21 people drown each year in rip currents on Australian surf beaches. This value exceeds the long-term annual average of fatalities caused by bush fires, floods, cyclones and sharks combined…
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Professor, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Oceanography, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Coastal Dynamics, Bangor University
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Professor in Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering Hydraulics, University of Bath
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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PhD Student, School of Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Masters Student, Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
