The Giant Waves Scientists Refused to Admit Exist
The ocean holds a secret more terrifying than any monster.
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Imagine a force so powerful it can capsize the largest ships, yet it was dismissed as a myth for centuries. We're exploring the real science behind rogue waves, the mysterious giants of the open ocean. Uncover how these colossal walls of water form and pose a deadly threat to anyone in their path. Could you witness one and live to tell the tale?
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0:00 Rogue Waves
4:21 First Reports
8:29 The Draupner Wave
15:26 The Ucluelet Wave
16:52 How Do Rogue Waves Form?
20:51 Where to Find Rogue Waves
23:19 Predicting Rogue Waves
24:22 Should We Be Worried?
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References
“Rogue Waves: The Ocean’s Most Dangerous Phenomenon”, via scientificorigin.com https://astrumspace.info/roguewaves
“What are Rogue Waves?”, via noaa.gov https://astrumspace.info/noaarogue
“The Last Journey of the “München” ”, via hapag-lloyd.com https://astrumspace.info/ms_munchen
“The Great Lego Spill”, via smithsonianmag.com https://astrumspace.info/legosatsea
“The Existence of Rogue Waves”, via aps.org https://astrumspace.info/rogueexistence
“Record-Breaking 4-Story Rogue Wave Detected off Vancouver Island”, via smithsonianmag.com https://astrumspace.info/vancouverwave
“Complex Rogue Wave Structures and Their Elementary Particles”, via frontiersin.org https://astrumspace.info/frontierswave
“Prediction of freak waves from buoy measurements”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/naturewave
“25 Years Since the Night of Monster Waves”, via noc.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/monsterwaves
“Steudtner Surfs Potential New Record Biggest Wave Ever”, via surfer.com https://astrumspace.info/biggestwave
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Credits
Narrator: James Stewart
Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart
Writer: James Stewart
Video Editors: Matt Jamie, Celal Kaçar
Animator: Peter Sheppard
Researchers: Edie Abrahams, Shourya Shrivastava
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan
Image credit:
Karsten Petersen - global-mariner.com
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