These massive waves used to be the stuff of legend

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 15:48 in Earth & Climate

Once dismissed as a maritime myth, rogue waves are now being recorded in Canadian waters more than ever. A network of AI-powered buoys off the coast of B.C. is capturing these giants in real time. Johanna Wagstaffe meets the engineer developing new tools to understand — and maybe one day forecast — their chaotic nature.

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