The Scientific Discoveries In Bermuda Triangle
1000’s of stories of mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle have been recorded all the way back since the 1600’s. There have been massive ship wrecks, lost airplanes; some of these vessels still have not been located, despite the expensive search missions. Weird phenomenons that occur there lead people to question what could be behind all of the strange activities in the triangle. There are many plausible explanations for disappearances, such as, this area of the ocean is prone to rogue waves, a build up of methane gas causes shipwrecks, and the strange magnetism messing with travelers compasses. The disasters in the Bermuda Triangle can be explained by scientific discoveries that have been made there.
Rogue waves are steep and tall, like 'walls of water,' and they often hit unexpectedly, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The tip of South Africa, for example, is very prone to them, where waves from storms in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean all come together at once. This also holds true for the Bermuda Triangle, where storms can come from all directions, like Mexico, the equator and farther east in the Atlantic. If each wave can reach over 30 feet tall, occasionally they can coincide at the right moment and create a rogue, or 'freak,' wave that can be over 100 feet high. According to an article from Live Science, a group of engineers at the University of Southampton in England created model ships and put them in a wave simulator. This experiment proved that rogue waves like this can easily take down larger vessels, like the USS Cyclops that vanished in 1918, along with the 300 passengers on board. Although the most probable cause of the disappearances, it's not the only possibility.
Volumes of methane gas are being released from the ocean floor due to landslides all over the world, but it is very prevalent in the Bermuda Triangle area. When methane gas is released it forms bubbles which rise to the top. As they rise they expand due to the release of pressure at the surface. By the time they reach the surface they can be a substantial size. When these bubbles pop, it causes the water to become less dense, which allows ships passing over to sink like a rock. According to an article from History, “Subsequently through many research it was understood that methane hydrates do exist hundreds of meters below the ocean floor in the Bermuda Triangle area in a frozen state at sub zero temperature. Methane gas remain trapped in them. As the hydrates decompose, they start releasing large amounts of methane gas creating avalanche like effect in the land layers below the seafloor.” The releases of methane gas can also explain for the disappearances of aircrafts. Methane is a very flammable gas which can easily cause planes passing over to combust if hit at the right time. The buildup of methane in the atmosphere can also create bad turbulence causing loss of control of the plane.
