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A Rare Swell Hit 100 Miles Out to Sea, These Big-Wave Surfers Dropped Everything to Go

Cortes Bank, a shallow seamount 100 miles into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, is a mystical place; a legendary, yet fabled spot in the world of big-wave surfing. But Cortes Bank is also ...
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My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found

Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades. These are giant, isolated waves that appear suddenly in the open ocean. These puzzling giants are brief, ...
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My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Francesco Fedele, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) Rogue waves have ...