When waves crash on the shore they actually create vibrations in the Earth that can be detected by seismometers and used to determine the power of the waves. Seismologists have been archiving this data from 22 locations across the world for decades. Recently, a researcher noticed a trend in the data indicating that the overall [...]

Pororoca is a bore in the Amazon river that could be the world’s longest natural wave. “Twice a year, between the months of February and March, the Atlantic Ocean waters roll up the Amazon river, in Brazil, generating the longest wave on the Earth. The phenomenon, known as the Pororoca, is caused by the tides [...]

One time when I was a kid I got smacked upside the head for asking if I could build the world’s largest water park 300 meters from a natural beach. Well, as it turns out maybe it wasn’t such a crazy idea after all. Located in Miyazaki, Japan the Ocean Dome measures 300 meters long, [...]

Brazilian surfer, Rico de Souza, set a Guinness World Record by riding a wave for 11 seconds on a 28-foot surfboard. Kinda looks like he might be in contention for the tiniest wave ever ridden, too. Link