Rip currents are a natural hazard along English coasts – here's how to spot them
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 08:01
in Earth & Climate
Rip currents are found along most coastlines, and where they form near popular beaches they can be deadly. The journalist Decca Aitkenhead has written movingly about how quickly life can change after her husband was swept out to sea by a rip current while rescuing their son.