Early 2026 has brought renewed scrutiny to how Earth-observing satellites register extreme ocean events. Widely circulated ...

Arctic air may cause some ice crystals to form in ocean water, creating pockets of "slurpee" waves washing ashore. Here's ...

Beach hazard warnings have been issued in parts of central California, as the National Weather Service warns of strong rip ...

Along Portugal’s Atlantic rim, Nazaré has become shorthand for oceanic extremes, where 7‑story waves rise like moving buildings and crash with enough force to reshape the water column below. Those ...

When most of us look out at the ocean, we see a mostly flat blue surface stretching to the horizon. It’s easy to imagine the sea beneath as calm and largely static – a massive, still abyss far removed ...

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 ocean is brutal to any structure. Waves are not just moving water; they exert enormous and constantly changing forces.  For decades, many projects have ...