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Scientists still don't know exactly how rogue waves occur, nor do they know how to predict them. Open ocean waves, possibly including rogue waves, form when wind produces distortion over the surface of the sea - the stronger the wind, the higher the wave, which is why hurricanes can create such destructive walls of water. Tsunamis, on the other hand, like the one produced by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in coastal Chile on Feb. 27, don't create rogue waves; tsunamis barely make a ripple on the open ocean and gather in size only when they reach shallow land near...
Rogue waves generally occur out in the open ocean. They may be the result of a number of factors coming together - strong winds and fast currents coinciding, for instance - or of a focusing effect, in which several smaller waves join together to form one big wave. There may even be a nonlinear effect at work, in which just a small change in wind speed multiplies to form a big wave. And certain areas of the ocean, like the strong waters off Africa's coast, may be more vulnerable to rogue waves than others...
...Although the pilot provided significant financial support to some doctoral student parents, it is not possible to continue the program in its current form,” wrote Natalie Beaumont-Smith of the Office of Work/Life Resources, adding that a working group was “actively exploring new strategies to support doctoral student parents...
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Tickets were a whopping $175 per plate to the event, but in the spirit of the New Deal, some were made available for free to undergraduates on a first-come, first-serve basis. And true to Harvard College form, the event mixed high class with even higher class by inviting the Roosevelt Institute, a student group dedicated to progressive government policy, to help bring some undergraduate flair to the event...