Whoever said that lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice has never been to northwestern Venezuela. The mouth of the Catatumbo River, which sits at the southern end of Lake Maracaibo in the ...

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, holds ...

LIVING in a tropical country like Malaysia, we’re all used to frequent thunderstorms and lightning streaking across dark skies. In fact, Kuala Lumpur is one of the most lightning-prone cities in Asia.

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Americans honor the loss 24 years after the devastating World Trade Center, Pentagon and thwarted Flight 93 9/11 terrorist attacks. by StormWatch7 Meteorologist Rachael Kaye TOPICS: While we're ...

Catatumbo lightning phenomenon mysterious disappeared for months in 2010. August 2, 2011— -- A mysterious symphony of rapid-fire lightning bolts used to create the greatest light show on Earth ...

PUERTO CONCHA, Venezuela—Normally, there is just an hour between the sun going down and the sky lighting up over the Catatumbo Delta. It’s already dusk, and Dylan and I are sitting on a dock in a ...