Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure system in the North Pacific generated waves up to 20 meters [65.6 feet] high, and damaged coastlines and property thousands of kilometers from its source.
Two years earlier, another storm system southeast of New Zealand also whipped up massive waves, with the swell reaching as far as Canada, battering Pacific island coasts along the way.
These storms, and the swells they create, are facts of nature. But while we understand a lot about the extraordinary forces at work, we can still do more to predict their impact and coordinate global warning systems.
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