Giant waves in hurricanes
2005/08/08 Roa Zubia, Guillermo - Elhuyar Zientzia
Scientists believe that Hurricane Ivan has created waves of almost forty meters in the Gulf of Mexico. To this conclusion, they have come after reading the pressures measured by marine background sensors. The biggest waves that reach the coast are tsunamis, that is, tsunamis. In 2004, for example, in the Indian Ocean, it caused waves of thirty meters. However, as measured by underwater sensors, there may be frequent larger giant waves near the eye of the hurricanes. In short, the waves are formed by sea winds and currents, and in a hurricane the most violent combination of these two factors is close to the eye. "No one knows what the size limit of the waves is," said oceanographer Paul Liu of the NOAA. The gigantic waves have been considered a myth created by the men of the sea, but perhaps they are real. And if so, this can explain the sudden disappearance of several ships.
