Towering Waves Batter West Coast. Millions of people are under high-surf alerts after large swells flooded areas and caused injuries. By . Jennifer Calfas. Share. Resize. Listen (1 min) ...

West Coast marine heat wave arrives . Aug. 4, 2023 at 10:00 am Updated Aug. 4, ... The mass was looming off the West Coast and rolled in with changing wind patterns in mid-July, ...

Low-lying areas along West Cliff had been flooding, with debris "crashing on shore with big waves," officials said. Waves near Santa Cruz were expected to be 25 to 30 feet, the National Weather ...

Along the West Coast, that means wave energy, where devices set at or just below the surface use the bobbing motion or pressure of ocean waves to drive turbines that generate electricity.

If you’ve ever gone surfing or felt seasick or simply watched as the ocean crashed onto shore, you know the power that waves hold. The potentially world-changing question is, can that power be ...