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Rogue waves (or extreme, freak, killer or monster waves) are waves in the ocean that exceed nominal wave height by several times. These waves pose a threat to anything at sea, be it a fishing boat, a container ship, and aircraft carrier or an oil rig. Reports used to circulate among the men who sailed the sea that large waves could appear without warning. These waves were several times the height of the average swells that were running, and they could wreck or sink a ship. Even as the age of sail gave way to more modern technology, the stories continued. Not a lot of credence was given them, but in the last few decades, real evidence has arisen for the existence of the monster waves other than the reports of observers. Damaged ships, pictures and even a laser determination of a wave height (between a pair of oil rigs) has been recorded. With the use of space-borne radar, wave heights that outstrip "normal" sea heights can be seen without the interference of the rise of the sea surface due to tidal effects. This new, highly accurate assessment tool is opening up a whole new world on extreme waves, and new energy is being poured into investigating sources, numbers, locations and other data on rogue waves. A link can be found below to begin more research.

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a rogue wave is a 30m tall wave that forms far out at sea that can sink a cruise liner.It is most likely formed when a stong current goes one direction and a stong wave goes the other.The current pushes the wave and and makes them bigger than normal.They are fairly common in huge storms but hard to find.

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Probably by the wave-form of normal waves reinforcing each other (i.e. the various forces which normally cancel each other out can, on occasion, add together to form a giant wave).

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Rogue waves form because of swells. This is when waves travel across the ocean at different speeds and ways.

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out in deep sea areas-far out in sea-

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once in a while

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