This location holds the record for the most ... Another notable hotspot is the Catatumbo River in Venezuela, famous for the ...

It's a stunning location, but also home to a unique meteorological phenomenon and a storm chaser's dream - the Catatumbo lightning. With most experts estimating that lightning strikes occur ...

Here, the phenomenon known as Catatumbo lightning takes ... stands out as one of the top regions worldwide for lightning ...

Another unique feature of Lake Maracaibo is "Catatumbo Lighting", an atmospheric phenomenon characterised by almost continuous lightning that occurs where the Catatumbo River flows into the lake.

It's unclear whether Pettit was observing Venezuela's Relámpago del Catatumbo, or Catatumbo lightning, which flashes over a small part of the country nearly 300 nights a year; his X post only ...