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Rip Currents (1 of 3)

"Rip currents form when wind, wave and beach conditions combine to push up water on the beach so that when it flows back out to sea a large volume is squeezed into a relatively narrow passage at a low place in a sandbar, perhaps, or under a pier. A result is a swath of fast-moving water that cuts across the surf zone, where waves are breaking, carrying sand, seaweed and, sometimes, swimmers with it." - excerpt from the article, free registration required, at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/07/science/07rip.html?8dpc

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