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Phoenix61

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1. Beach renourishment has increased rip currents

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 06:34 PM

Sep 2017

Pulling massive amounts of sand off the ocean floor and dumping it in the beach creates much steeper beaches and breaks in the offshore sandbars. Both lead to stronger rips.

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How to Survive a Rip Current: First, Dont Fight It. [View all] elleng Sep 2017 OP

Beach renourishment has increased rip currents Phoenix61 Sep 2017 #1

Found that out on Miami Beach when I was a kid Warpy Sep 2017 #2