Hurricane Erin is keeping most beachgoers out of the water as high surf and rip current warnings take effect up and down the East Coast, but dedicated local and visiting surfers are taking advantage ...

As Hurricane Gabrielle churns in the open Atlantic, forecasters are watching two tropical waves that could soon develop – signs the slow hurricane season is beginning to heat up. The more organized of ...

Tsunami waves from the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the mainland United States just before 1 a.m. Wednesday as the entire north Pacific was imperiled by life-threatening water. The waves, ...

To many locals, it feels like Santa Cruz’s picturesque coast is being battered like never before. Waves from strong winter storms and a pair of tsunamis have caused millions of dollars in damage to ...

Experts say the Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the open ocean due to their volatile nature. Waves on the Great Lakes are steeper and closer together, causing choppy conditions and a rougher ...

Tsunami warnings were issued and evacuations were ordered across the Pacific after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote Far East. The tsunami advisory for the San Francisco Bay area ...

The 2021 heat dome in the Pacific Northwest that overwhelmed emergency rooms and left hundreds dead. The 2022 heat wave in India that devastated the wheat harvest. The deadly heat waves in France in ...

The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, Italy, his office at the International School for Advanced ...

Last Saturday, the Houston Grand Opera’s regional premiere of "Breaking the Waves" (by Missy Mazzoli, music, and Royce Vavrek, libretto) broke boundaries of nudity, vulgarity, and simulated sex that ...

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, ...