Waves pound a beach and structure between Depot Bay and Boiler Bay on the Oregon Coast. Photo by Erica Harris, Oregon State University
No one really knows why, but those waves that pound against the Oregon coast are getting bigger and bigger.
According to new research from Oregon State University, maximum wave heights are reaching 46 feet. That’s 13 feet taller than they were just 14 years ago. In one of those so called “100-year events”, waves are now expected to hit up to 55 feet high.
All this concerns scientists who have to rethink how this will affect the coast and the people who live along it.
