Catatumbo lightning phenomenon mysterious disappeared for months in 2010. August 2, 2011— -- A mysterious symphony of rapid-fire lightning bolts used to create the greatest light show on Earth ...

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The Relámpago del Catatumbo occurs at the mouth of the Catatumbo river where it flows into Lake Maracaibo. Twice in history, the Catatumbo lightning has helped to protect the surrounding area from ...

Whoever said that lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice has never been to northwestern Venezuela. The mouth of the Catatumbo River, which sits at the southern end of Lake Maracaibo in the ...

AT THE mouth of the Catatumbo River that divides Colombia and Venezuela, a unique natural phenomenon takes place--every other night on average--above the marshlands where the river empties into Lake ...

Lake Maracaibo: The world's top lightning hotspot is over Lake Maracaibo in northwestern Venezuela. Here, nocturnal thunderstorms occur on average about 297 days per year and produce an average of ...

First, let's start in the US. In the past and in known popular belief, it was well known that Florida, specifically Central Florida near the Orlando area. Florida still narrowly holds the title in the ...