http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- While hurricanes Gustav and Ike were pummeling the Gulf Coast with rains and record flooding, researchers at Oregon State University were studying why wave heights in the Pacific Ocean have been increasing in recent years and how this phenomenon -coupled with global warming - might affect coastal erosion, flooding and development along the Pacific Northwest coast. http://www.physorg.com/news142863701.html Space & Earth Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:21:41 EST news142863701