Wind howls and waves roar as storms rage over the open ocean. But even as gusts reach hurricane strength and swells rise as high as six-story buildings, the violent effects of these storms only reach ...

Current and wave measurements provide essential data for evaluating how water movement affects coastal infrastructure ...

The Ocean City Beach Patrol and Assateague State Park closed the ocean to swimming, wading and surfing Tuesday as tropical storm activity off the coast brings dangerous conditions to the resort town.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — High surf in Hawaiʻi can look exciting from the beach. The deep sound of breaking waves and the rush of whitewater can feel like a call to explore. Hawaiʻi’s ocean is beautiful, yet ...

Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea. The storm was ...

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- Hurricane Erin lived up to expectations, causing coastal flooding and even leading to rescues along the Jersey Shore. Coastal flooding will remain a major concern along the ...

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin kicked up big waves Thursday along the mid-Atlantic coast and began a slow march out to sea after pelting North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and swells ...

Once thought to be sailors’ myths, rogue waves gained credibility after a towering 80-foot wall of water struck the Draupner oil platform in 1995. New research shows that these extreme waves don’t ...

Researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland have made a microscopic “ocean” on a silicon chip to miniaturise the study of wave dynamics. The device, made at UQ’s School of Mathematics and ...

Europe is struggling more and more with extreme heat in the summer. While climate change is the main reason for this increase, what specific physical mechanisms cause a heat wave? One important driver ...