Memorial Day weekend is just over a week away and will bring throngs of people to Florida’s beaches, as it is widely considered the unofficial “start of the summer” in the U.S. And while we share the ...

A rip current is a fast-moving channel of water that pulls out to sea. They can be deadly, but here's what you should do if ...

As Independence Day approaches and beach season is in full swing, one of the biggest dangers to beachgoers are rip currents. About 100 Americans die from rip currents every year, according to the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- When you have a trip planned to the shore a check on the weather forecast is almost a guarantee, but do you also check the threat rip currents? Rip currents, but wait...what ...

RASCOE: And while most of us like to sit by the ocean, NPR's Short Wave podcast is diving in, with this story from producer Hannah Chinn on how the ocean and the atmosphere affect each other.

A warming climate doesn't just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For many years, Earth's ocean has acted as a heat sink for climate change: A large part of the heat generated by human use ...

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.