Strong waves from Antarctica are hitting the Pacific coast of the Americas with greater intensity, increasing coastal risks.

A wave buoy south of New Zealand, in the Southern Ocean, captured an impressive individual wave topping 60ft this past Saturday during a powerful storm. Just as impressive, this reading falls almost ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

Once thought to be sailors’ myths, rogue waves gained credibility after a towering 80-foot wall of water struck the Draupner oil platform in 1995. New research shows that these extreme waves don’t ...

Something unusual and with far-reaching consequences is lurking in the sea off the California coast, stretching all the way down the Baja Peninsula and more than 500 miles to the southwest. In this ...

A marine heat wave is warming California’s coast, driving seabird starvation, ecosystem stress and record ocean temperatures.