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Michael Berry1
Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
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Citation Michael Berry 2015 Phys. World 28 (7) 45
DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/28/7/45
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Occurring on only a few dozen rivers around the world, tidal bores are as rare as they are intriguing. Michael Berry outlines the science behind this natural phenomenon and describes his sighting in China of one of the most spectacular bores of them all.