Recent research has shed light on the formation of rogue waves, with wind playing a pivotal role. An expedition to Antarctic waters by the University of Melbourne uncovered fascinating insights ...

This aerial view shows a surfer catching a wave at Mavericks Beach in Half Moon Bay, Calif., in December 2023. A rogue wave is characterized as one that's 2.2 times larger than the average wave ...

The four-story wall of water was finally confirmed in February 2022 as the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded at the time. Such an exceptional event is thought to occur only once every 1,300 years.

The rogue wave submerged bystanders at Pierpont Beach on Seaward Avenue around 11 a.m. As the waters suddenly flooded an observation area, both people and vehicles were instantly swept away.

Rogue waves are "giant colossi of the sea", wrote Professor in Ocean Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Alessandro Toffoli, on The Conversation. The "notorious phenomenon" sees ...

Deadly wildfires continued to ravage parts of southern California in January 2025 but there were no official reports the US ...