Bermuda Triangle mystery solved? Experts claim methane gas explosions could be responsible
GAS explosions in the ocean floor could be responsible for mysterious disappearances over the Bermuda Triangle, a new report has claimed.
Scientists may have solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
The 3,900,000 km square patch between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda has long been associated with the vanishing of ships and aircrafts which has stumped experts looking for an explanation.
However, a new theory may have finally solved the mystery.
Earlier this year, several craters were discovered which piqued scientists' interest from around the globe.
Soon after it was discovered that the large holes in the ground were likely caused by the release of large amounts of gas beneath the surface in a process known as methane hydrates.
Several craters appeared in Siberia
Now, experts believe that this phenomena may be the reason why air and water vessels go missing over the Bermuda Triangle, according to the study published in Science in Siberia.
Vladimir Romanovsky, of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, told Live Science: "It is very probable that the similar sinkholes in the ocean were produced [as a result] of decomposing gas hydrates.”
The Bermuda Triangle
Benjamin Phrampus, an Earth scientist at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, added: "Gas hydrate is known to exist along the U.S. North Atlantic continental margin, with a very large province on Blake Ridge (north of the Bermuda Triangle).”
A study back in 2003 confirmed that these bubbles arising from the deep ocean are capable of sinking ships, but Mr Phrampus said that there is no evidence to show that this has actually ever happened.
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Additionally, he says that methane releases on such a large scale have not occurred in recent history and that the last time the ocean floor was venting was 20,000 years ago.
Mr Phrampus continued: "I personally see it as an interesting theory and nothing more.”