The Largest Rogue Wave Ever Recorded Was Spotted Recently
It was haunting the seas off the coast of British Columbia
For the longest time, rogue waves were seen as a fantasy. Captains would tell of massive waves that lifted ships dozens of feet into the air but their existence was impossible to prove. That ambiguity led many to believe that rogue waves were fables like giant squids and leviathans. But recent technology has allowed scientists to confirm the existence of rogue waves. Now, we know that these massive walls of water are indeed real and they haunt the seas. We just aren’t sure why. At least, not yet.
The most massive one of these waves was just recorded off of the coast of Canada and it was a doozy.
What are rogue waves?
Rogue waves are mammoth waves that appear in the open ocean without any discernable cause. Humanity is no stranger to giant waves but many times giant waves have an easily recognizable cause such as earthquakes or hurricanes. Rogue waves appear out of nowhere and do not have any readily available cause. Rogue waves can rise dozens of feet above the surrounding water making them extremely dangerous.
A rogue wave is defined as an area of water that rises at least twice the height of the surrounding ocean.
