Catatumbo lightning refers to continuous (high frequency) lightning from a near-daily thunderstorm complex that...

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 phenomenon is that the storms form and persist in the same place night after night. The storms form with enough reliable frequency - as many as half of the nights per year - that they have historically been used as a maritime navigational aid.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWkLsdJjPI

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http://stormhighway.com/catatumbo.php

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