Unexplainable

When waves go rogue

Aug 6, 2025 · 28 min
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Towering walls of water sometimes appear in the ocean without warning or apparent cause. What drives their terrifying power? (First published in 2023)


Guest: Ton van der Bremer, associate professor of environmental fluid mechanics.


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