During recent storms, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 meters high—as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris ...

Huge breaking waves — some as high as 10 to 12 feet — are expected to be crashing down in the surf zone along the Jersey Shore this week, even though Hurricane Erin will be swirling a few hundred ...

We finally know the forces behind an 80-foot-tall wall of water that rocked the North Sea in 1995. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 5, 2025 12:30 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

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 crumpled steel railings and flung heavy equipment across the deck—but its ...

HBO’s hit series “100 Foot Wave” earns Outstanding Documentary Series Cinematography awards, while the Big Wave Challenge ...

The Northeast Pacific ocean, off the U.S. West Coast, is experiencing its fourth-largest marine heat wave since record-keeping began in 1982. “The extent of the current Pacific marine heatwave should ...