The morning was supposed to be quiet, warm, and forgettable — a simple walk on the sand before a destination wedding in Cabo San Lucas. Instead, it turned into a fight for life that left a Kansas ...

On the Great Lakes, waves build without warning and water churns with a cold, erratic energy. Waves are steep and packed ...

Hawaii’s Sandy Beach is the proof how even death, life’s greatest truth, can become a breeding ground for new life. Each ray of sunlight that falls upon the beach, hitting its campy shoreline, a grain ...

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 ...

DELMARVA - Numerous coastal communities and parks have announced the closure of ocean access as rough waters lash Delmarva’s coastline. Hurricane Erin, while currently not projected to make landfall ...

Experts say the Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the open ocean due to their volatile nature. Waves on the Great Lakes are steeper and closer together, causing choppy conditions and a rougher ...

Large Lake Superior waves crash on the Keweenaw Peninsula near Copper Harbor Michigan. Short-period waves, sudden gales and freezing spray turn freshwater into a death trap on the Great Lakes—a ...

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 ...

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists have issued weather alerts warning Californians about dangerous ocean conditions for more than half of the state's coastline on Wednesday. On Wednesday ...

The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, Italy, his office at the International School for Advanced ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Honolulu issued a high surf advisory for all south-facing shores on Wednesday morning. A small craft advisory also was issued for the waters surrounding ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, ...