“Maelstrom” is the Word of the Day. It is a noun and it is pronounced “mayl-strêm.” This word is used to describe a very wild and confusing situation or a powerful whirlpool, as stated by Alpha ...

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THE GARAFALO, off northern Sicily, is thought to be the mythical Charybdis mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. Whirlpools are caused by the clash of two tides, coupled with the uneven ocean floor. When two ...

In 1841, Edgar Allan Poe referred to a maelstrom, or powerful whirlpool in the ocean, as a "whole sea ... lashed into ungovernable fury." Now 172 years later, a YouTube video titled "Amazing monstrous ...

A couple of weeks ago, Valnoth, lead world designer at Blizzard, reported that the Maelstrom is now "10 – 50x more epic." For some people, a giant whirlpool surrounded by lightning and crashing surf ...

IT'S no wonder people once thought the Corryvreckan whirpool was controlled by a sea witch. The gulf can seem a fickle stretch of water. There are times, on a slack tide, when strong swimmers can ...