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NEWS ABOUT: waves

waves stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - A California scientist says he's closer to predicting the kind of rogue waves that have terrified seamen for centuries, the BBC reports. Rising as high as 6 stories and destroying ships with a single wallop, such waves occur where sand banks and currents force wave energy to focus on a... More »

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tsunami • ship • waves • shipping

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 Surf's Up for Rover, Too 

Pooches put down the bone and ride the waves

Jul 18, 09 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - See spot run—not to catch a Frisbee, but to ride waves on a California beach. Surfing pooches are the latest trend in Southern California, where sunny skies and golden beaches gave birth to '60s surf culture, NPR reports. Dogs can take surfing classes and even enter surfing competitions. “... More »

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California • beach • surfing • waves • dog • dog tricks

 Fargo Braces for 
 Snow as Floods Ease 

Winter weather could cause waves to batter sandbag levees

Mar 30, 09 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just as the Red River began retreating from Fargo's hastily fortified levees, the city's tired residents stared down a winter storm today that's expected to bring up to 14 inches of snow and wind-whipped waves that could worsen the flooding, the AP reports. Engineers aren't worried about the snowfall, but... More »

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severe weather • flooding • waves • Fargo • winter storm • snowstorm • levees • sandbags

(Newser) - Four swimmers have drowned, three are missing, and at least three more have been rescued in two days of deadly ocean currents at Long Island and New York City beaches. Eight-foot waves rocked the area, causing rough seas and a strong rip current. One police lieutenant told the AP he... More »

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New York City • beach • waves • drowning • Long Island • missing person

Surfers Dare Mavericks' Waves

Dangerous contest is a crowd-pleaser

Jan 13, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Hordes of international surfers descended on the rocky shores and treacherous waves of Mavericks beach near San Francisco yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The competition was called 24 hours before the air horn went off—enough time for surfers to fly from Brazil and South Africa, and for thousands... More »

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San Francisco • surfing • waves • Mavericks • Mark Foo • Jeff Clark • Greg Long • surfers

What Makes a Monster Wave?

Light gives scientists clues into sudden ocean behemoths

Dec 12, 07 10:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Stories of 100-foot ocean waves have existed in our cultural memory for centuries, but a new finding may get to the bottom of these sea behemoths, Reuters reports. Similar phenomena have been observed in light waves, according to a study in the journal Nature, and scientists say they hope... More »

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ocean • waves

 Surf Champ Saves Partner

Laird Hamilton uses improvised tourniquet to stop partner from bleeding to death

Dec 6, 07 2:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Surf champ Laird Hamilton, known for his big-wave talents that have been documented in films, can add lifesaver to his resume. The star wave rider stripped off his shorts to create a makeshift tourniquet that prevented his surf partner from bleeding to death after a wipeout this week opened a... More »

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surfing • waves • accident • Hawaii • surfboard • Laird Hamilton • Maui

Typhoon Drowns Southern Japan

40 ft waves and 150mph winds; at least 17 injured,100,000 homes without power

Jul 13, 07 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A massive typhoon is pummeling the Japanese island of Okinawa, stirring up 40 foot waves and 150mph winds which are overturning trucks and ripping trees from the ground. Super typhoon Man-yi has injured at least 17 people and cut the electricity to nearly 100,000 homes. "This is one... More »

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weather • Japan • storm • winds • typhoon • Typhoon Man Yi • Southern Japan • Okinawa • Tokyo • rain • waves • flights

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