Hurricane caused ‘tallest wave’

Hurricane Ivan generated a wave more than 90 foot (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.

The wave was recorded by sensors on the ocean floor as Hurricane Ivan passed over the Gulf of Mexico last September.

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He said that since hurricane activity is predicted to increase over the next few decades, more research like this needs to be carried out.

BBC