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  2. List of rogue waves - Wikipedia

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    One scientific paper and various press reports claimed in February 2022 that at 2.93 times the significant wave height, the Ucluelet wave set a record as the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded at the time in terms of its height in proportion to surrounding waves, and that scientists estimated that a wave about three times higher than those ...

  3. Rogue wave - Wikipedia

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    The wave exceeded the surrounding significant wave heights by a factor of 2.93. When the wave's detection was revealed to the public in February 2022, one scientific paper [50] and many news outlets christened the event as "the most extreme rogue wave event ever recorded" and a "once-in-a-millennium" event, claiming that at about three times ...

  4. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    The wave came out of the lower part, and looked like the smallest part of the whole thing. The wave did not go up 1,800 feet, the water splashed there. [11] The wave made its way to his boat 2–3 minutes after he saw it and carried the Edrie down to the southern shore and then back near the center of the bay. Ulrich was able to control the ...

  5. 62-foot-high wave becomes highest ever recorded - AOL

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    The World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, has announced in a recent news release that it now belongs to a 62.3-foot-high-wave. 62-foot-high wave becomes highest ever recorded Skip to main content

  6. Once dismissed as mythical, a 60-foot rogue wave swells off ...

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    An enormous, 58-foot-tall swell that crashed in the waters off British Columbia, Canada, in November 2020 has been confirmed as the largest "rogue" wave ever Once dismissed as mythical, a 60-foot ...

  7. Megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    The wave surged over the headland, stripping trees and soil down to bedrock, and surged along the fjord which forms Lituya Bay, destroying two fishing boats anchored there and killing two people. [17] This was the highest wave of any kind ever recorded.

  8. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    The force of the wave removed all trees and vegetation from a height of 1,720 feet (520 m) above sea level. This is the highest wave ever recorded. The scale of this wave was much larger than ordinary tsunamis, eventually leading to the new category of megatsunamis. 1958: Kuril Islands, Soviet Union: 1958 Kuril Islands earthquake

  9. Watch this German surfer catch the biggest wave you've ever seen

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    Two-time surfing champion Sebastian Steudtner stunned crowds with his entry for the 2016 Big Wave Awards. The video below shows Steudtner riding an extremely massive wave , that looks like it ...