Welcome to 2024 Nature Nerds! In this Nature Nugget, Megan talks surfing, the mountaineering of the ocean!

References:

https://www.hbo.com/100-foot-wave

https://www.explainthatstuff.com/surfingscience.html

https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaii-surfing-star-mikala-jones-dies-18198643.php

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-most-notable-deaths-in-surfing#:~:text=But%20shark%20attacks%20still%20are,drowning%20is%20your%20next%20opponent.

https://www.theinertia.com/surf/5-of-the-goriest-wipeouts-in-surfings-history/

https://surfspots.org/worst-wipeouts-ever/