A century of observation and experiment has revealed much about how these waves are generated and propagated Men have always been fascinated, and sometimes awed, by the rhythmic motions of the sea ...

The most powerful waves were discovered in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, but the North Atlantic Ocean experienced the highest increase in wave energy over the past 40 years compared ...

The biggest, baddest waves aren’t born that way ... At least ten people are believed to have died there. The Indian Ocean tsunami ten years ago traveled at speeds reaching 500 miles per hour ...