It seems like, by some cosmic intervention, big swells drop on holidays. Christmas, Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July – quite often, big waves correlate with these holidays. Or perhaps it’s just ...

Might a storm far out at sea push waves the size of a ten-story building onto the coast? Forecasters say Hurricane Erin just might. Strengthening now in the Atlantic, Erin is expected to be the first ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm on Saturday as it tracked toward the Caribbean. The hurricane is expected to curve northeast off the U.S. East Coast by next week. And as a ...

Waves as high as a one-story house were crashing down into the surf zone at some Jersey Shore beaches during the height of Thursday’s turbulent seas stirred up by Hurricane Erin, according to beach ...

I think many of us have more than a passing interest in extremes and world records. The Guinness Book of Records, cofounded by English twin brothers Ross and Norris McWhirter in 1955, and which is ...

Hurricane Erin, far enough away from the East Coast yet close enough to show off its might, pounded New England’s southern coastline Thursday with huge, crashing waves of up to 20 feet. The gusty ...