As one of Oprah's producers, Susan Casey, wrote in her book The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, "Given that 60% of the world's population lives within 30 miles of a coastline, wave science is suddenly vital science, and the experts are keenly aware that there are levees, oil rigs, shorelines, ships and millions of lives at stake."
Njengoba kwasho oyedwa wabadidiyel bakaOprah, uSusan Casey,ebhala encwadini yakhe, i The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, "Uma sesibheka ukuthi amaphesenti angamashumi ayisithupha abantu basemhlabeni ahlala eduze kwamakhilomitha angamashumi amathathu onqenqemeni lolwandle, ubuchwepheshe lwamagagasi selungubuchwepheshe obubalulekile, futhi izazi zikuqaphele kakhulu lokhu, imizila yasolwandle, imikhumbi kanye nezimpilo ezingingi ezisengcupheni."