Peter Kamstra

PhD candidate, School of Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

The ‘freak wave’ myth

New research finds ‘freak waves’ don’t really exist and Australia’s experienced rock fishers are the ones who best understand the danger of the ocean’s waves

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