Scientists are now racing to understand a rogue wave three times taller than those around it, officially recorded off Canada’s west coast. Data from a marine buoy near Ucluelet was confirmed by a University of Victoria scientist as genuine.
Records from a marine monitoring company captured what has been described as the most extreme rogue wave ever officially recorded off the west coast of Canada. The wave, which was three times the height of the surrounding waves, was detected by sensors on a buoy in the Ucluelet area. Data was sent to a scientist at the University of Victoria who confirmed it was not a technical error.Scientists ha…