Hurricane caused 'tallest wave'
BBC News, UK - August 4, 2005, [news.bbc.co.uk]

Scientists documented 27.7 meter high wave during
Hurricane Ivan in Gulf of Mexico. This is 8 meters
higher than the Sphinx and 23 meters higher than
a British double decker bus. Maximum wave height
during Hurricane Ivan might have been as high as
40 meters according to an interview on National
Public Radio.

Giant Ocean Waves More Common Than Thought
Washington Post, August 4, 2005, [www.washingtonpost.com]

Hurricane Spawned Biggest Waves Ever Measured, Study Says
John Roach, National Geographic News, August 4, 2005
[news.nationalgeographic.com]

The paper being discussed is:

Wang, D. W., Mitchell, D. A., Teague, W. J., Jarosz, E.,
and Hulbert, M. S., 2005, Extreme Waves Under Hurricane
Ivan. Science. vol. 309. no. 5736, p. 896. (August 5, 2005)

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)



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