What is a rip current?

RIP is a phenomenon that occurs along the coast with broken waves. As the wave moves from deep water to shallow water, it can break in some places with great force, while in other areas it is weak. This difference in the wave force can cause the development of circulation cells that form a current of RIP: A narrow and rapidly moving belt of water moving from the coast . The creation of a torn current, including sandstones, pier, pier and ocean -shaped shape, can affect a number of factors. The tides relate to the ocean water, which is predictably and slowly changing mainly because of the gravitational move of the moon. RIP currents, on the other hand, exist regardless of the tide that suddenly and unexpectedly forms due to certain conditions of breaking waves. Simply put, the tides have to do with the water level and the currents are Faster of water currents moving in a larger body of water. Therefore, the pipe pulls the swimmers down while the torn stream usually pulls the swimmers out into the ocean.

RIP current can be serious when it is formed on a public beach, especially for those who cannot swim well or at all. This is because RIP current speeds are usually about one to two feet per second (about 0.3 to 0.6 meters per second). In some cases, RIP current can travel at speed faster than eight feet per second (about 2.4 meters per second) - faster than the Olympic swimmer can swim. Therefore, the best of the swimmers may be in danger if they do not know how to react to be in a torn. As a result of their speed and strength, the streams have more than 100 drowned deaths in Thung States every year and have some 80% of water rescuers.

In order to prevent drowning in the rupture current, it is important to recognize when the current of the torn is in the water. Areas in water that have a different color than the surrounding water can be a sign of a torn current. The water is not another sign, as is the line of the MoGreek algae, foam or other remnants moving forward in water.

On the contrary, unusually calm looking waters can also be a sign. The interruption of the wave pattern that moves towards the coast may also mean that the torn stream is cooked under the water surface. However, it should be noted that a torn current may be present and show none of these characters.

In order to stay safe, swimmers should never swim alone and should be on the beaches of the beaches while swimming on the beaches. Swimmers caught in a burst of stream should remain calm and swim in the direction that follows the shore, swim to the shore only after the rip current is. If swimming along the coast is not possible, it should float or tread up to the stream. An attempt to swim towards the coast, when it is caught in a burst of stream, will only be exhausted.

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