An oceanographer thinks he knows scientific reason.
The Bermuda triangle has always been a subject that fascinates researchers as much as science enthusiasts. This large sea strip of 700,000 km² is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, between Florida and Puerto Rico (see scientific diagram below). Since the 19th century, several ships and planes have been missing there, intriguing the world of navigation. But researchers agree today: these climatic events would be explained by known natural and scientific phenomena.
An English oceanographer advances the hypothesis of the scoundrel waves. These giant oceanic teams are generated when several storms meet and interact, up to 30 meters high. Under these conditions, a ship can be overwhelmed in a few moments, without the possibility of maneuver. The region is also in an area where the Gulf Stream, a powerful hot ocean current, circulates at high speed. This swell can accentuate the strength of storms and make navigation difficult. The seabed are also very damaged: there are deep abyssal plains and submarine flaws, which complicate research in the event of shipwreck.
For aviation, the scientist recalls that the area is regularly crossed by tropical and hurricanes storms which cause strong turbulence. In addition, there are magnetic abnormalities likely to temporarily disrupt navigation instruments, as well as a significant risk of human errors linked to high frequentation of commercial and military aircraft.
The analyzes of the American coast guard recall that there are no more problems in the Bermuda triangle than in other regions of the world where maritime and air traffic is dense. In other words, this part of the Atlantic is not exceptionally dangerous: the observed phenomena are purely and simply oceanography, meteorology and navigation.
