Why Catatumbo River is the most lightning-struck place on earth THIS spot is struck by more lightning than anywhere else in the world, creating spectacular electric storms. What on Earth is going on?

The Catatumbo Lightning is the most reliable - and frequent - lightning show on earth, occurring about 300 days out of the year. Located over Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, it's named for the ...

Where Lightning Lives The Everlasting Storm strikes above the meeting point of the Catatumbo River and Lake Maracaibo, one of Earth’s oldest lakes. Surrounded by the Andes Mountains on three ...

The Relámpago del Catatumbo occurs at the mouth of the Catatumbo river where it flows into Lake Maracaibo. Twice in history, the Catatumbo lightning has helped to protect the surrounding area ...

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 ...

One place in Venezuela, near the confluence of the Catatumbo River and Lake Maracaibo, experiences lightning storms almost every day.

Storm chasers flock to remote Catatumbo, where most experts estimate that lightning strikes roughly 140 to 160 nights a year, with flashes often visible seven to 10 hours per night.

Where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo, 260 storm days each year create around 28 lightning strikes hitting the lake each minute.