As oil companies push for drilling on the Amazon coast, an underwater war silences the ocean’s most vocal creatures.

On average, rip currents kill eight people every year. According to the NWS, rip currents can reach speeds of 1-2 feet per second, faster than an Olympic swimmer.

An area of low pressure has developed off the coast of Florida, and is slowly drifting north toward the Carolinas coast.

Rip currents off the North Carolina coast can be deadly. Often times, the person who goes out to rescue a swimmer in trouble ...