We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*. Rogue waves are […]
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10 Surprising Facts About Rogue Waves
- The freak waves are rare and unpredictable and are believed to have caused numerous shipwrecks.
- These bodies of water are characterized by their steepness, sharp crests, and immense destructive power, making them objects of both fear and fascination.
- A rogue wave is also thought to have smashed the swordfish boat Andrea Gail in the North Atlantic in 1991, chronicled in Sebastian Junger’s bestseller The Perfect Storm.
- Rogue waves are often...
Ripples To Rumbles: Understanding the Rogue Waves
- Rogue waves long lived only as sailor lore. Hard evidence of their existence has come only in the past few decades.
- A group of applied mathematicians report that they have found a way to sidestep the fight over the specific mechanism and focus on predicting the outcome.
- Linear addition and Non-linear focusing are the two theories that are speculated based on which rogue waves originate.
Rogue waves were thought to be caused by two different mechanisms. But a new idea that borrows from the...
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Titanic Didn’t Sink Because of an Iceberg – ‘Rogue’ Wave Threat Revealed!
According to an interesting article published by the Express United Kingdom, cruise ships are guided by experienced captains, with the majority of journeys proving successful.
Yet they sometimes encounter natural dangers at sea which cannot be forecast. An ex ship officer has revealed the most dangerous, and what he thinks is the real reason Titanic did not survive its collision with the infamous iceberg.
Threat of rogue wavesIn his new book, The Truth About Cruise Ships, Jay reports that in...
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