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 the largest increases. In order to examine long ...

Maximum Wave Height (210 kB PDF) Travel Time (280 kB PDF) These maps show modeled maximum wave height (top) and travel time (lower) for the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004.

The significant wave height for the storm on May 9 was 48.9 feet, also a record for the Southern Ocean. But the global record belongs to the 62.3-foot significant wave height measured in the North ...

(2019, April 25). 33-year study shows increasing ocean winds and wave heights. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 04 / 190425143540.htm ...

In the tragic aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, scientists and warning centers are now better equipped to forecast and model these monstrous waves ...

Wave heights of 70 to 90 feet have been reported, but never confirmed. However, the record significant wave height confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization Commission for Climatology’s ...

These conditions have caused rising waves of 1.25-2.5 meters in the northern part of the Malacca Strait, the Indian Ocean west of Aceh, the northern Natuna Sea, the middle part of the Java Sea, the ...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that in 2013, a buoy detected the "the highest significant wave height" in recorded history. At a little over 62 feet, the North Atlantic ...

After identifying over 2,000 repeaters from 2005 to 2016, the team then measured differences in the sound waves’ travel time across the East Indian Ocean, a span of some 3,000 kilometers.