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• Surfers brave subzero temperatures to ride rare slushy waves in Montauk
  Before sunrise, with the thermometer reading 18 °F (-8 °C) and the wind chill dipping to -4°F (-20 °C), surfer and YouTube creator Ben Gravy set out on what he calls a decade-long dream: to surf a wave that wasn't quite water and wasn't quite ice. It was 4:22 a.m. when Gravy and his crew […]
• What is a sting jet?
  Imagine a hidden whip of wind inside a big storm. High above the ground, cold air suddenly dives downward and slams into the surface, creating a narrow strip of violent winds that can hit much harder than the rest of the storm, like the sharp sting at the end of a scorpion's tail. That's a […]
• To miss surfing dearly
  As I write these words, Portugal experiences the worst weather-related catastrophe ever recorded. A series of massive, back-to-back North Atlantic-fueled low-pressure systems brought unprecedented winds that reached an all-time record high of 129,7 miles per hour (208,8 kilometers per hour) in Soure, in the Coimbra district, in central Portugal. These winds blew for several hours […]
• The forces that can rewrite a perfect tide chart
  Tide tables have a reputation for being rock solid. And to be honest, they deserve it. The rise and fall of the sea is driven mainly by the Moon and the Sun, whose movements can be calculated centuries ahead. In truth and theory, tidal predictions for the year 3,000 could be printed today and still […]