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Scientists may have figured out how to unlock the energy of ocean waves

(Joel Sharpe/Moment/Getty Images) There's a huge amount of clean energy locked away in ocean waves, if only we could find a ...
THE WEEK

Why are ocean waves getting bigger?

Climate change is making areas around the world more dangerous to live in, or in some cases uninhabitable. The ocean is no exception to climate change's effects. In 2023, oceans hit record-high ...
The Conversation

My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades. These are giant, ...
The Conversation

Rogue waves in the ocean are much more common than anyone suspected, says new study

Alessandro Toffoli receives funding from the Australia Research Council. We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue ...
Popular Science

Extreme 3D ocean waves can reach heights 4x steeper than previously thought

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Forbes

Could Wave Energy Become The New Nuclear?

Did you know that at least since the 17 th century, humans have studied how to turn ocean waves into energy? But like with many other renewable energies, it was only after the oil price crisis of 1973 ...