Oman Daily Observer

Bermuda Triangle mystery solved

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WASHINGTON: Strange clouds forming above the Bermuda Triangle could explain why dozens of ships and planes have mysterious­ly vanished in the notorious patch of sea.

The remarkable new theory suggests the clouds are linked to 170-mph “air bombs” — capable of bringing down planes and ships.

The riddle could finally be solved after meteorolog­ists discovered bizarre “hexagonal” -shaped clouds between 20 and 50 miles wide forming over the dodgy patch of water.

Meteorolog­ist Randy Cerveny said: “The satellite imagery is really bizarre... the hexagonal shapes of the cloud formations.

“These types of hexagonal shapes in the ocean are in essence air bombs. They’re formed by microburst­s and are blasts of air.”

The blasts of air are so powerful that they can reach 170 mph — a hurricane-like force easily capable of sinking ships and downing planes. For centuries, the notorious Bermuda Triangle — located between Miami, Puerto Rico and the island of Bermuda — has been linked with a high number of unexplaine­d disappeara­nces of aircraft and ships in its waters. — IANS

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