Catatumbo lightning usually develops between 8°30′N 71°0′W and 9°45′N 73°0′W, toward the west of Lake Maracaibo. The storms are thought to be the result of winds blowing across the lake and the surrounding swampy plains.

2021年4月19日 · Researchers stalk seasonal lightning in the most struck place on Earth. A lightning bolt fractures the night sky. Wings of phosphorescent pink unfold to illuminate Lake Maracaibo, a brackish bay that opens north to the Caribbean Sea.

"Catatumbo lightning" refers to continuous (high frequency) lightning from a near-daily thunderstorm complex that forms in the Lago de Maracaibo/Catatumbo River region in northern Venezuela, South America. The only apparent unique characteristic of this phemonemon is that the storms form and persist in the same place night after night.

2023年12月11日 · Northwest Venezuela, where Lake Maracaibo meets the Catatumbo River, is home to 'eternal lightning.' On average, lightning strikes 28 times per minute for up to 9 hours each night. This is...

2024年10月3日 · Uncover the mystery of Catatumbo lightning in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Learn about this rare and awe-inspiring natural phenomenon.

Satellite map of Catatumbo lightning, Venezuela. Latitude: 9.3398 Longitude: -71.7063. The Catatumbo Lightning (Spanish: Relámpago del Catatumbo) is an atmospheric phenomenon in Venezuela. It occurs only over the mouth of the Catatumbo River …

2012年6月18日 · There's something strange in the air where the Catatumbo River flows into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela... For 140 to 160 nights out of the year, for 10 hours at a time, the sky above the river...

The ‘‘Rela´mpago del Catatumbo’’ (Catatumbo Lightning) is a phenomenon known for more than 500 years that occurs in Venezuela. This phenomenon occurs almost all along the year in a very small region of the southwest region of Maracaibo Lake and, according to the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) data,

2020年1月13日 · Catatumbo lightning. Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo sits at its rightful top position as the location with the highest concentration of lightning. An atmospheric event that occurs where the Catatumbo River enters the Lake Maracaibo became known as Catatumbo lightning.

2017年4月25日 · In Venezuela, at the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it meets the Lake Maracaibo, a unique and impressive natural phenomenon, variously known as the "Catatumbo lightning", the "Beacon of Maracaibo" or the “Everlasting Storm”, captures the eyes and attention of all observers there to witness it.