There's a place on Earth where lightning flashes almost every night—until, one day, it stopped. What causes the Catatumbo ...

Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is famously renowned as the world's lightning capital. Here, 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 ...

Fighting between two armed groups has been ongoing for almost a month along the border with Venezuela. Leaked Colombian ...

NOAA is studying Catatumbo to achieve more accurate lighting predictions to protect the lake's 20,000 fishermen, many of whom die every year. The danger brings with it incredible beauty.

Warm, humid air from the lake collides with cold mountain winds, creating the perfect conditions for constant lightning strikes – up to 280 times per hour. The famous Catatumbo lightning over Lake ...