Updated: New world record: Scientists certify monster Atlantic wave 62 feet tall

Can you imagine coming face-to-face with a wave six stories tall? In February 2013, a buoy in the North Atlantic measured a towering 62-foot (19 meters) wave between Iceland and the United Kingdom. In an announcement Tuesday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) concluded it was “the highest significant wave height” ever recorded by a buoy, […]