Catatumbo Lightning

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Imaging lightning and thunder happening almost every night. People who live at the mouth of the Catatumbo River on the shores of Lake Maracaibo at night have to deal with. Thunderstorms and intense lightning flashes the sky at night. The Catatumbo Lightning happens 140 to 160 nights of the year and can last all night. The reason for the Catatumbo Lightning is that warm air from the Caribbean collides with cooler Andes Mountain air collide. It leads to intense thunderstorms known as Catatumbo Lightning. The Lake Maracaibo have the most lightning strikes in the world. Democratic Republic of Congo has the most lightning strikes in the world.

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