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USLA and NOAA team up.(Newsroom)(United States Lifesaving Association)(National and Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)(Brief Article)
In an unprecedented effort to combat the No. 1 cause of drowning at ocean beaches, the United States Lifesaving Association and the National and Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have teamed up to educate and warn the public about the dangers of rip currents.
The program commenced this May as USLA and NOAA, which includes the Weather Service and the National Sea Grant program, unveiled a nationwide campaign that includes educational brochures and better cooperation between the two groups.
Rip currents are responsible for nearly 80 percent of the incidents requiring lifeguard beach rescues. The channelized currents that flow away from the shore can sweep even strong swimmers out to sea, said B. Chris Brewster, president of San Diego-based USLA.
"Rip currents appear to cause more deaths than any other weather-related phenomenon," said Brewster.
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- News wire article from: Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) August 7, 2006 700+ words
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...generalized risk of rip currents (identified as low...or high). When rip currents appear imminent, lifeguards...includes the United States Lifesaving Association and NOAA...UOP). ON THE WEB: Rip Currents: NWS Mission and Partnerships...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 13, 2003 700+ words
...They go by a variety of names: rip currents, riptides, and runouts. But lifeguards...They call them drowning machines. Rip currents kill 100 people a year --- a toll...Association are a result of people caught in rip currents. In South Florida, rip currents claimed...
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- News wire article from: Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) September 3, 2007 700+ words
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