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Maya Gabeira finally won a Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman.

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Maya Gabeira Awarded Guinness World Record for Surfing Nazaré Behemoth

10 min read Oct 1, 2018

The Supreme Court refused to take up the case of billionaire Vinod Khosla and the continued battle over Martins Beach. Photo: Instagram/Surfrider

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US Supreme Court Refuses to Take Up Martins Beach Case; Public Access Upheld

3 min read Oct 1, 2018

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CDC Investigating Waco Wave Pool for ‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ After New Jersey Surfer Dies

5 min read Sep 29, 2018

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Teenager Attacked by Shark Off Encinitas On Saturday Morning

2 min read Sep 29, 2018

A 7.5 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday followed by a 10-foot tsunami that washed away homes and families in at least two coastal cities. Photo: Screenshot/Twitter

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Parts of Indonesia Rocked By 7.5 Earthquake Followed by 10-Foot Tsunami

2 min read Sep 28, 2018

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Adam ‘Biff’ D’Esposito, the Surfer Missing in Mexico, Has Been Found Dead In Rosarito

3 min read Sep 26, 2018

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NASA’s Hurricane Florence Flooding Images Show Extraordinary Amounts of Debris Flowing Into Ocean

3 min read Sep 25, 2018

Dozens of people required rescue on Sunday in Volusia County.

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72 People Had to Be Rescued In a Single Day From Rough Surf Off Volusia County

1 min read Sep 25, 2018

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This Teenager Survived 49 Days Stranded in the Ocean on a Wood Fish Trap

3 min read Sep 24, 2018

Shark attack victim Justine Barwick from Tasmania was flown to Brisbane after she was attacked while holidaying in the Whitsundays. Picture: David ClarkSource:News Corp Australia

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Dual Australian Shark Attacks in 24 Hours Prompt Authorities to Set Drum Lines In the Whitsunday Islands

3 min read Sep 22, 2018

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law on Thursday that would prohibit full service restaurants from automatically serving drinks with plastic straws. Photo: Pixabay

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California Just Banned Plastic Straws at Restaurants – Unless Customers Request Them

3 min read Sep 21, 2018

A replica of the HMS Endeavor in Cooktown, Australia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Scientists May Have Found Wreckage of Captain Cook’s Ship, the HMS Endeavor

3 min read Sep 19, 2018

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Scientists Just Built ‘Robot Jellyfish’ to Explore and Observe the Ocean

3 min read Sep 18, 2018

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Watch This Woman Get Pulled Behind a Dragster to Set the World Speed Record on a Bike

1 min read Sep 18, 2018

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law on Monday calling for the state to run entirely on clean energy by 2045. Photo: Matt Artz/Unsplash

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California Law Mandates the State Run on 100 Percent Renewables by 2045

3 min read Sep 14, 2018

Wave heights from Hurricane Florence were up to 83 feet.

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Hurricane Florence Created Enormous 83-Foot Waves In the Atlantic

3 min read Sep 14, 2018

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There’s a Legitimate Onslaught of Hurricanes and Cyclones Storming the Northern Hemisphere Right Now

3 min read Sep 13, 2018

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These Photos of Hurricane Florence From Space Are Mind Boggling

2 min read Sep 13, 2018

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This Live Footage of Hurricane Florence Is So Intense

1 min read Sep 13, 2018