So-called "sneaker waves" are a threat along the coast of the Northwest this week, and while they aren't talked about as often as rip currents, past history shows they can be just as much of an ...

The biggest, baddest waves aren’t born that way. Winds at sea generate waves that average ten feet high; during storms, 30-footers are common. But what creates waves the size of office buildings ...

How do marine heat waves form off the coast of California? Between Hawaii and California, a semi-permanent high-pressure area, termed the North Pacific High, generates winds that blow south towards ...