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What Causes Giant Rogue Waves?

The Joy of Why·Jun 14, 2023·40:14·pending

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Wave-science researcher Ton van den Bremer and Steven Strogatz discuss how rogue waves can form in relatively calm seas and whether their threat can be predicted.

The post What Causes Giant Rogue Waves? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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