'Freak' ocean waves hit without warning, new research shows
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 19:12
in Earth & Climate
Mariners have long spoken of 'walls of water' appearing from nowhere in the open seas. But oceanographers have generally disregarded such stories and suggested that rogue waves - enormous surface waves that have attained a near-mythical status over the centuries - build up gradually and have relatively narrow crests.