Where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, lightning strikes up to 300 times a year for as many as 9 hours a night. "Catatumbo Lightning," also known as the Maracaibo Beacon ...

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In a remote part of Venezuela the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo ... phenomenon and a storm chaser's dream - the Catatumbo lightning. With most experts estimating that lightning strikes ...

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 ...