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This remote lake is the world's capital of lightning—and it storms up to 300 nights a year
The famous Catatumbo Lightning takes place over a lake in northwestern Venezuela most nights of the year.
If you're one who is a big fan of thunderstorms you can now skip that planned trip to the African Congo and head to Venezuela instead. NASA just announced earlier this month that based on new ...
Scientists have identified Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela as the planet's top lightning hotspot. New satellite data reveals this ...
Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela was crowned "Earth's new lightning capital" by NASA in 2016. Why? The lake, about the size of Connecticut, gets an average of 297 thunderstorms per year. Frequent storms ...
Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela experiences the most intense lightning activity on Earth. Known as Catatumbo lightning or "the everlasting storm," this meteorological phenomenon produces up to 1,600 ...
Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
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