Giant wave from glacier breakage almost swamps boat
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By , on July 26th, 2012 One comment   Environmental Sciences   , , ,  

From gCaptain: Tourists get the full experience of the power of a calving glacier while on a boat trip off Ilulissat, Greenland. Fortunately, and somewhat amazingly, nobody was hurt. Scary part starts at 0:50.

“Ya Gotta Respect the Ocean, Its Just One of Those Things…”
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By , on February 14th, 2010 Leave a comment   Natural Disaster   , , , ,  

And you also need to heed the warnings when they tell you to get off the seawall! Thankfully no one was killed this weekend when 2 large waves crashed into spectators during Mavericks 2010 surfing competition. Congrats to South African Chris Bertish who took home the purse! Video is here is the embed above doesn’t . . . → Read More: “Ya Gotta Respect the Ocean, Its Just One of Those Things…”

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TGIF: Monster Wave in Super-slow Motion
TGIF: Monster Wave in Super-slow Motion avatar

By , on May 8th, 2009 2 comments   Pictures and Movies   , , , , ,  

High-definition cameras shooting 600 frames reveal the inner dynamics of Monster Waves in the new BBC series South Pacific: Oceans of Islands premiering May 10 on BBC Two. The trailer above shows the first images of underwater spiralling vortices created by the wave’s action, off the coast of Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands, part . . . → Read More: TGIF: Monster Wave in Super-slow Motion

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