seiche
- n a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances
- Many people had never even heard of a seiche, so no one paid attentionuntil the Chicago Tribune splashed headlines about it the next day.
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- Norway's weird waves traced to Japan quake
On a calm winter's day in Norway two years ago, the sea suddenly started to boil and rise, sending freak waves rolling onto nearby shores and mystifying residents. Turns out, the massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake that shook Japan in 2011 also triggered these surprise seiche waves, a new study shows.
Aug. 19, 2013 - NBC NEWS - Norway's weird waves traced
On a calm winter's day in Norway two years ago, the sea suddenly started to boil and rise, sending freak waves rolling onto nearby shores and mystifying residents. Turns out, the massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake that shook Japan in 2011 also triggered these surprise seiche waves, a new study shows.
Aug. 19, 2013 - MSN - Norway's Weird Waves Traced to Japan Earthquake
On a calm winter's day in Norway two years ago, the sea suddenly started to boil and rise, sending freak waves rolling onto nearby shores and mystifying residents. Turns out, the massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake that shook Japan in 2011 also triggered these surprise seiche waves, a new study shows.
Aug. 18, 2013 - LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News