Why do ships and planes disappear in the Bermuda Triangle?

There is no real mystery there. Researchers who examined the reported cases found sudden and violent changes in the weather to be the cause, and stories later grew up around these accidents.

To many people the Bermuda Triangle is a mysterious place where ships and planes vanish without a trace. Some even suspect beings from outer space. But this mystery has largely been built up artificially.

Some researchers have followed up the reported cases one by one. They read and compared the reports from the time of each event. Their conclusion is sober. In this stretch of sea the weather sometimes changes so suddenly that even the forecasts are wrong. The storms come so fiercely and so fast that a ship or a plane can be lost in a short time, without any trace being found.

Because such accidents were rare and seemed puzzling, people began to tell stories around them. With every retelling the mystery grew bigger, even though there was a natural explanation for the accidents.

Islam teaches us to check claims before believing them or passing them on. The verses above say this clearly. A rumour does not become true because many people repeat it. Whoever looks closely often finds a simple explanation. Wonder is good, but checking takes us further.