The power of rogue waves

Author: Mainstreet Halifax

Date of publication: March 12, 2013 

                                                   

Abstract:   

Presents an interview with Suzan Casey, author of The Wave, a book about rogue waves published in 2010. The writer talks about her fascination with freak waves and the link between climate change and the prevalence of rogue waves. 

Extract:

""The reason I wrote the book is that I believe this is the most powerful force of nature on Earth..." 

"When a storm arises quickly, the waves become very unstable, they're steeper, and when waves are steeper they can quickly become non-linear. So in other words, you can get a 30-metre-high wave in 10-metre seas. You can get a wave that's three, four and even more times higher than the seas around it..."

""Every scientist that I spoke to is very aware that climate change is a real factor in the natural world right now, particularly in the ocean. We are seeing the waves all over the world grow..."

Index terms:

Suzan Casey/ Rogue waves/ Climate change/ 

Found with:  Netvibes

Source:  http://www.cbc.ca/mainstreetns/

URL: http://www.cbc.ca/books/2013/03/author-susan-casey-on-rogue-waves.html

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