Friday, August 05, 2005

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hurricane caused 'tallest wave'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hurricane caused 'tallest wave': "Hurricane caused 'tallest wave'
Satellite image of Hurricane Ivan south of western Cuba
Hurricane Ivan generated a wave more than 90 feet (27 metres) high - thought to be the tallest and most intense ever measured - scientists have revealed.

It would have dwarfed a 10-storey building and had the power to snap a ship in half - but never reached land."

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