Stronger, Higher, Faster: Big Wave Surfing and Climate Change

KQED Public Broadcasting

First-hand accounts from big wave surfers about how climate change is making the waves more intense - and how sometimes that's thrilling.

The impacts of climate change are felt all over the world, and Mavericks, the legendary surf break near Half Moon Bay, is no exception. Waves there can crest well above 50-feet during a big swell — and as climate change accelerates, they are changing, too. Becoming bigger, faster, and more powerful. People who know that fact intimately are the surfers themselves. In this event, we’ll hear from <a href="https://www.bigwavebianca.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bianca Valenti</a>, one of the best big wave surfers in the world, and <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2016/02/11/big-wave-surfing-25-years-in-the-game-grant-washburn-says-the-secret-to-big-wave-longevity-is-in-the-brain/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Grant Washburn</a>, a filmmaker and surfer who has chronicled the daily conditions at the break for nearly three decades. We’ll watch Bianca’s footage from this past year — one of the best seasons in a generation — as she narrates live, and we&#x27;ll talk over what changes Grant has witnessed. Bring your favorite beach snacks and listen to people who have felt this effect of climate change first hand, their faces right there in the water.Hosted live by KQED science reporter<a href="https://www.kqed.org/author/kevinstark" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Kevin Stark</a> on <a href="https://youtu.be/hMftRNOZCjQ?xembed=true" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">KQED&#x27;s YouTube channel</a>.

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Stronger, Higher, Faster: Big Wave Surfing and Climate Change

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