A surfer has conquered the biggest waves in the world – despite only having one leg. Pegleg Bennett was born with a birth defect that led to the amputation of his foot at 13 months old. But his ...

In November of 2020, a freak wave came out of the blue, lifting a lonesome buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters high (58 feet). The four-story wall of water was finally confirmed a ...

Cortes Bank, a shallow seamount 100 miles into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, is a mystical place; a legendary, yet fabled spot in the world of big-wave surfing. But Cortes Bank is also ...

On New Year's Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water crumpled steel railings and flung heavy equipment across the deck—but its ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

Energy from Hurricane Narda brought big, bombing waves to the Southern California area the past few days, with the strong surf continuing through the early part of the week. The wild waves kept ...

The calendar says October, but it’s about to feel more like August across a stretch of central states. From areas around Omaha and Minneapolis to Chicago and Detroit, temperatures will soar well into ...

Big waves are making waves on the big stage. The HBO hit series “100 Foot Wave” earned two Creative Arts Emmy awards this week – nabbing the nod for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award ...