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Brief Communication: A new perspective on the Australian rip current hazard

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: . Rip currents are strong, narrow offshore flows of water which occur on many of the world's beaches and represent a serious hazard to bathers. In Australia, rip currents account for an average of 21 confirmed human fatalities per year. Based on an analysis of the longest existing data records, rip currents account for more human fatalities in Australia on average each year than bushfires, floods, and cyclones combined. This finding raises important questions regarding the levels of attention placed on the low intensity, but high frequency rip current hazard in relation to high profile and episodic natural hazards.

Source: Natural hazards and earth system sciences

DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-1687-2013

Authors: R. Brander, D. Dominey-Howes, C. Champion, O. Del Vecchio, B. Brighton

Institutions: UNSW Sydney, The University of Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Subfield: Earth-Surface Processes

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,553

OpenAlex ID: W2152385124