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Re:Extreme 'Rogue Wave' in the North Pacific Confirmed as Mo... by PopAlongKid on Thursday January 12, 2023 @01:57PM (#34358633)
> the one that surfaced near Ucluelet, Vancouver Island was not the tallest, its relative size compared to the waves around it was unprecedented.

>Scientists define a rogue wave as any wave more than twice the height of the waves surrounding it. The Draupner wave, for instance, was 25.6 meters tall, while its neighbors were only 12 meters tall.

The one in Norway was only roughly double the height of surrounding waves.

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Re:Extreme 'Rogue Wave' in the North Pacific Confirmed as Mo... by Maursault on Thursday January 12, 2023 @02:36PM (#34359156)
>> Scientists define a rogue wave as any wave more than twice the height of the waves surrounding it.

Right, so they have to be much more common than said, because a rogue wave could be 6" high on glass-calm seas.

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