Rip currents are a deadly beach hazard in Australia

Rip currents are killing more people in Australia than shark attacks, floods, tropical cyclones and bushfires combined. According to Rob Brander, a rip expert at the University of New South Wales, 21 people drown in rips around Australia, on average. “Studies show Australians do not understand rips and cannot identify rips as well as they […]

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Rip currents are killing more people in Australia than shark attacks, floods, tropical cyclones and bushfires combined. According to Rob Brander, a rip expert at the University of New South Wales, 21 people drown in rips around Australia, on average. “Studies show Australians do not understand rips and cannot identify rips as well as they think they can”, Brander tells The Sidney Morning Herald.

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Rip currents are a deadly beach hazard in Australia

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