What does climate change mean for extreme waves? In 80% of the world, we don't really know
- Written by: Ian Young, Kernot Professor of Engineering, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockAcross much of the world’s oceans, waves are getting bigger. In the Southern Ocean, where storm-driven swell can propagate halfway across the world to California, the average wave has grown about 20cm in the past 30 years.
These changes are part of climate change, and are likely to continue well into the future. If you’re...
