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AI can predict when massive rogue waves will strike next

These freak ways happen every day and all over the world, but now we can forecast when they'll strike. (Image credit: shannonstent via Getty Images)

Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to build an equation that can forecast when notoriously unpredictable rogue waves will strike.

Rogue waves, also known as "monster waves," are at least twice as high as the other waves around them, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These freak waves, which happen every day and all over the world, are highly unpredictable and can devastate ships that encounter them.

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