Lightnings of the Catatumbo
This phenomenon occurs mainly in the southern area of Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela) and in the lower basin of the Catatumbo River, from which its name derives. Scientists from the Scientific Modeling Center indicate that it would be more appropriate to talk about the Catatumbo lightning bolts, because they tend to occur in multiple places every night, but from a distance they are seen as a single phenomenon.
The origin of this phenomenon is in the orographic effect of these mountain ranges that enclose and brake the northeasterly winds; thus, clouds of great vertical development are produced, concentrated mainly in the Catatumbo river basin. This phenomenon is very easy to see from hundreds of kilometers away, as from Cúcuta, in Colombia, or from the lake itself (where there are usually no clouds at night). For this reason, it is also known as the Maracaibo Lighthouse, since the boats that sailed the area could sail during the night without problems at the time of sailing. It can occur up to two hundred and sixty times a year and lasts up to 10 hours per night; In addition, this phenomenon can reach sixty downloads per minute.
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Oh wow this is so cool!
it's like that my friend, there are up to 50 downloads per minute, nature is very impressive
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