Increasing baseline ocean temperatures is worrisome, Amaya said, because it makes marine heat waves more likely to occur and persist for long periods of time. "Every marine heat wave is going to ...

What the U.S. does have in abundance is coastline, which speaks to the promise of another ocean-energy source: waves. Despite an early burst of enthusiasm for wave power a few decades ago ...

The sand is ripped up, and white foam forms from the sheer power of the ocean. This is all happening in split seconds. The wave crashes onto you and pulls you into its momentum, tossing you around ...

The Ucluelet rogue wave’s extreme size is a reminder of the hidden dangers lurking in the ocean. According to Scott Beatty, CEO of MarineLabs, the goal of monitoring these waves is to enhance ...

not just of a series but of a new awareness and excitement about the ocean,” adding he wants to “create a wave” that gets others involved and working together. If that can happen ...

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future. Rodeo Beach, Calif., one of the beaches ...

People on the beaches or mariners in the water near the affected areas should be aware of the NWS messaging, as the ocean could become ... Those winds are increasing our wave heights as a result." ...

In "The Great Wave," the distant Mount Fuji is dwarfed by the crest of a massive ocean wave. There are three different impressions of "The Great Wave" at the Art Institute—all of which came ...

Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, but anything that displaces a large amount of ocean water, including landslides, volcanoes and meteor strikes, can trigger a big wave. According to the ...

A slab of seafloor that was around when Earth’s earliest known dinosaurs emerged has been discovered underneath the Pacific Ocean ... This illustrative diagram shows the ancient subducted ...