{"id":260066,"date":"2024-09-18T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T18:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/freak-waves-may-be-more-dangerous-than-we-thought-possible\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:16","slug":"freak-waves-may-be-more-dangerous-than-we-thought-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/freak-waves-may-be-more-dangerous-than-we-thought-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Freak waves may be more dangerous than we thought possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1351\" height=\"900\" alt=\"New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18145144\/SEI_222156970.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2448559\" data-caption=\"Multidirectional waves created in a circular tank grew higher and larger than those in the one-way tanks\" data-credit=\"Thomas Davey and Ross Calvert\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Multidirectional waves created in a circular tank grew higher and larger than those in the one-way tanks<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Thomas Davey and Ross Calvert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ships, wind farms, oil rigs and other offshore structures may be at risk of damage from extreme ocean waves due to underestimations in potential wave sizes and forces.<\/p>\n<p>Using a circular tank that generates waves from multiple directions, scientists have produced \u201c3D\u201d waves that accurately mimic real ones in the ocean \u2013 in particular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn27673-rogue-wave-ahoy-new-technique-can-predict-surprise-sea-threat\/\">rogue waves<\/a>, which can grow exceptionally steep and large. 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