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Towering walls of water traveling at the speed of a jetliner, with coastal communities from Japan and Hawaii to South America ...
On New Year's Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water ...
Much like mermaids, the kraken, or the hafgufa, rogue waves have been regarded as a maritime myth. These waves do not always ...
In comparison, the Ucluelet wave was nearly three times the size of its peers. "Proportionally, the Ucluelet wave is likely ...
The Atlantic Ocean is a massive body of water that is so huge that it seems like it must have always been there, but that is ...
Residents of coastal California, Oregon and Washington scrambled for answers to a vital question: How big would the waves get ...
The world’s oceans experienced a staggering amount of warming in 2023, as vast marine heat waves affected 96% of their surface.
At the very edge of the grid, Port Graham and Nanwalek hope ocean wave energy can bring cheaper, more reliable electricity.
Big Ocean, a boy band whose members are deaf or hard of hearing, has found success with a mix of singing and signing.
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.
This week marks 30 years since the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, which led to the formation of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications.