Tuesday before tapering off. That means waves in some parts of Lake Superior could reach more than 20 feet, and may ...

As wind blows across the surface of the sea, it transfers loads of energy — in the form of a wave — to the water below. In fact, research suggests the ocean’s waves could offer limitless renewable ...

Teams of scientists around the world are once more trying to perfect devices that generate electricity from the force of the ocean’s rolling waves. Several companies and teams of scientists have tried ...

Heat waves don’t just strike on land — they can also occur in the ocean. And roughly a third of marine heat waves aren’t detectable at the ocean’s surface, a new study reports. The findings, published ...

Umesh Korde sees the power of our oceans. For nearly four decades, Korde, a research professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, has explored how an ocean's force—from violent ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. An analysis of 33 years’ worth of data finds that ocean winds and wave heights are becoming more extreme worldwide, with the Southern Ocean seeing ...

Extreme ocean winds and waves have become more common over the past three decades, according to scientists who warn climate change could be causing the trend. A team of experts at the University of ...

The ocean has been getting more dangerous recently. According to a recent study, both extreme winds and wave heights are increasing across the globe. Winds have risen by as much as 1.5 meters per ...

Ocean waves all over the world are growing bigger, driven by an increase in extreme winds. That's the upshot of a new study that used 33 years of satellite data to monitor changes in the ocean. The ...