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  2. Rogue wave - Wikipedia

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    A rogue wave is a natural ocean phenomenon that is not caused by land movement, only lasts briefly, occurs in a limited location, and most often happens far out at sea. [1] Rogue waves are considered rare, but potentially very dangerous, since they can involve the spontaneous formation of massive waves far beyond the usual expectations of ship ...

  3. List of rogue waves - Wikipedia

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    In modern oceanography, rogue waves are defined not as the biggest possible waves at sea, but instead as extreme sized waves for a given sea state. Many of these encounters are only reported in the media, and are not examples of open ocean rogue waves. Often a huge wave is loosely and incorrectly denoted as a rogue wave.

  4. Massive waves hit California coast, leaving at least 1 person ...

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    One person is dead and two others were missing after large waves hammered the California coastline Monday amid a high surf warning. First responders were called to Sunset State Beach, a state park ...

  5. High surf turns deadly in California as powerful waves ... - AOL

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    Dangerous waves brought down part of the Santa Cruz Pier on Monday and prompted multiple water rescues from the Pacific Ocean this week as waves up to 60 feet are forecast along the shores of ...

  6. What caused the huge waves that battered California’s coast?

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    A high tide of about 6.5 feet accompanied the massive waves — meaning those waves crashed closer to shore than normal. ... ocean-wide wave that can take two to three months to reach California ...

  7. Sunbathers scramble for safety as massive wave hits in viral ...

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    A viral video captured in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, Nov. 5, demonstrated the power of the ocean when a massive wave crashed ashore with little warning, sending dozens of people scrambling for dry ...

  8. More monster waves will collide with the California coast ...

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    A series of powerful storms in the Pacific Ocean are driving towering waves into the California coastline, triggering flooding and posing a significant risk to people and structures along the coast.

  9. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    The eastern flank of the island of Fogo collapsed into the sea, generating a megatsunami. The wave struck Santiago, 55 kilometres (34 mi; 30 nmi) away, where it was at least 170 metres (558 ft) tall and a had a run-up height of 270 metres (886 ft). The wave deposited giant boulders on Santiago at elevations of up to 220 metres (722 ft) and as ...