Researcher claims to have solved the long-standing enigma surrounding the Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, located in the Caribbean, is one of the busiest travel corridors on Earth. Despite its mystical reputation, the scientific explanation for disappearances in this region primarily involves natural phenomena and human error.
Severe and sudden weather events, such as tropical storms, hurricanes, waterspouts, and rogue waves, can overwhelm and capsize ships or down planes without warning. Navigational challenges also arise due to unique magnetic anomalies in the area, where compasses can point to true north instead of magnetic north, potentially leading ships off course.
The Gulf Stream, a strong ocean current in the region, can rapidly disperse debris, making wreckage difficult to locate. Methane hydrate eruptions from the seafloor have been proposed theoretically, but direct evidence linking this phenomenon to specific disappearances is lacking.
Heavy traffic in a busy maritime corridor naturally leads to more accidents, but the rate of disappearances is consistent with other heavily traveled ocean areas, meaning disappearances are statistically not extraordinary here.
These explanations are supported by major scientific and governmental organizations, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Coast Guard, and Lloyd’s of London, a leading maritime insurer.
Despite these scientific explanations, myths about the Bermuda Triangle persist. This is mainly due to the sensational nature of the stories, the media's role in propagating dramatic and speculative accounts, the historical lack of wreckage or clear evidence in many cases, cultural references in books, TV shows, and movies, and psychological factors where people prefer exciting or extraordinary explanations over statistical and natural causes.
The Bermuda Triangle continues to be a popular subject in books and movies due to its association with cursed oceans and urban legends. However, it's important to remember that the true story of the Bermuda Triangle is one of natural science and human factors, not supernatural causes.
References:
[1] NOAA. (n.d.). Bermuda Triangle. Retrieved from https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermuda.html
[2] U.S. Coast Guard. (n.d.). Bermuda Triangle. Retrieved from https://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/bermuda_triangle
[3] Kruszelnicki, K. (2017, October 23). The Bermuda Triangle: Fact vs fiction. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-bermuda-triangle-fact-vs-fiction/8993130
[4] Vaughan-Lee, A. (2019, February 1). The Bermuda Triangle: Myth and reality. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190201-the-bermuda-triangle-myth-and-reality
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