Over the Easter weekend, seven people drowned along the Australian coast. Most were swept off rock platforms— extremely ...

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, beachgoers are being warned to stay out of the water as a surge of hazardous ocean conditions triggers advisories across U.S. coastlines this week. The National ...

Tsunamis form from sudden water movements, mainly undersea earthquakes, spreading waves across oceans and increasing as they near shores.

Two people had to be rescued and another swam to safety after strong waves caused ... destructive storms last winter. Some of the wharf's pilings are still in the ocean and remain "serious ...

For centuries, rogue waves were considered nothing but nautical folklore. It wasn't until 1995 that myth became fact. On the ...

Park rangers say at least 84 gopher tortoises are now living at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg. Prior to Hurricane ...

These waves are quite similar to ocean waves ... pressure fields extending well beyond the hurricane's immediate area. They ...

marine life is stuck in the churning ocean. Hurricanes can be incredibly damaging to aquatic ecosystems. As a storm "grows larger and more potent, it can generate waves as high as 18.3 meters (60 ...

Ocean and the Environment. After a really big storm like Sandy “it looks like somebody attacked the [sea] floor with ill ...

Zander Venezia, a talented 16-year-old junior pro surfer from Bridgetown, Barbados, died while surfing mega-swell waves caused by Hurricane Irma ... him unconscious. An ocean rescue took place ...

The alert warns of life-threatening rip currents, sneaker waves and localized beach erosion, and the NWS is reminding beachgoers, "Never turn your back on the ocean." Dangerous conditions span ...