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  2. Kai eʻe - Wikipedia

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    "Kai eʻe" (Hawaiian for: "Tidal Wave") is the fifteenth episode of the first season of Hawaii Five-0. It aired on January 23, 2011 on CBS. The episode was written by Melissa Glenn and Jessica Rieder, and directed by Duane Clark. [1] The episode holds the record for the most watched Hawaii Five-0 episode in the series history with 19.34 million ...

  3. 50-foot waves forecast to slam Hawaii as 'The Eddie' surfing ...

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    The forecast for these massive waves in Hawaii prompted the organizers of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, which KHON2 reports is the premier surfing event in the world, to schedule the ...

  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. Megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    Initial wave heights were 100 metres (330 ft), but when they hit the other side of Ariake Bay, they were only 10 to 20 metres (33 to 66 ft) in height, though one location received 57-metre (187 ft) waves due to seafloor topography. The waves bounced back to Shimabara, which, when they hit, accounted for about half of the tsunami's victims.

  6. Massive waves sweep away onlookers in California, more ... - AOL

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    Monstrous waves along the California coast took onlookers by surprise Thursday. Waves as high as 20 feet "crashed over seawalls and swept away and injured several people, forced rescues and sent a ...

  7. Why the opening of the world's largest standing wave pool is ...

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    Today, the world's best surfers dream of going to Hawaii to ride legendary waves such as Pipeline, Waimea Bay, or Waikiki. Now on Oahu, there's another, very different wave for surfers.

  8. Internal tide - Wikipedia

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    The Hawaiian Ridge produces depth-integrated energy fluxes as large as 10 kW/m. The longest wavelength waves are the fastest and thus carry most of the energy flux. Near Hawaii, the typical wavelength of the longest internal tide is about 150 km while the next longest is about 75 km. These waves are called mode 1 and mode 2, respectively.

  9. 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake - Wikipedia

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    UTC time: 1946-04-01 12:29:01: ISC event: 898313: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: April 1, 1946 (): Local time: 02:29: Magnitude: 7.4 M s, 8.6 M w, 9.3 M t: Depth: 15 km (9.3 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Megathrust: Areas affected: Hawaii, Alaska United States: Max. intensity: MMI VI (Strong): Tsunami: Up to 42 m (138 ft) at Unimak Island: Casualties: 165–173 [2]: The 1946 Aleutian Islands ...