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Celebration Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 05:03 PM
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Hurricane caused 'tallest wave'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4739741.stm

Hurricane Ivan generated a wave more than 90 feet (27 metres) high - thought to be the tallest and most intense ever measured - scientists have revealed.
It would have dwarfed a 10-storey building and had the power to snap a ship in half - but never reached land.

The wave was recorded by sensors on the ocean floor as Hurricane Ivan passed over the Gulf of Mexico last September.

The observations suggest prior estimates for extreme waves are too low, researchers warn in Science.
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 05:06 PM
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1. Dude! Surf is up... WAY up! n/t
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Desertrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 05:08 PM
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2. I heard this on the news and it really
creeped me out. Glad it was far out from shore!

90'??

Giant waves...the stuff nightmares are made of.....:scared:
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wli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 05:12 PM
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3. der wild See
I'm not sure even aircraft carriers can stand that kind of stuff.
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cdsilv Donating Member (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 06:15 PM
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4. ...the wave that took out the eastbound lanes of the I-10 bridge...
...was reportedly 46 feet. This is a concrete span about 20-30 feet above Escambia bay.
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