Tracking a Potential Tsunami in the Caribbean
A tsunami advisory has been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after an earthquake in the Caribbean Sea, ...
U-shaped robot saves three drowning men in large ocean waves
A U-shaped robotic lifebelt successfully saved three drowning tourists two kilometers away from the coast in large ocean ...
University of Manchester4mon
Ocean waves grow way beyond known limits, new research finds
Yet in the ocean, waves can travel in many directions and rarely fit this ... Unlike unidirectional (2D) waves, multidirectional waves can become twice as large before they break.” Professor Frederic ...
Hawaii News Now23d
High surf warnings issued for most north and west shores as large swell peaks
Beachgoers, especially those who are unfamiliar with local ocean conditions, should stay well away from the shoreline and stay off sand or rocks that are wet. This indicates that large waves reach ...
Phys.org25d
First-ever simulation of chaotic sound wave propagation confirms acoustic turbulence theory
We plan to study other wave systems, such as large-amplitude ocean waves. "Surprisingly, sound waves and ocean waves have a lot in common: for example, the breaking of large-amplitude ocean waves ...
Nature3y
Coastal Processes and Beaches
Waves — generation and types. Waves provide about half the energy to do work at the coast. Ocean waves are generated by wind blowing over the ocean surface. The stronger the wind, the longer it ...