Catatumbo lightning (Spanish: Relámpago del Catatumbo) [1] is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs over and around Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, typically over a bog area formed …

On 16 January 2025, National Liberation Army (ELN) militants launched several attacks against FARC dissidents in the Catatumbo region [b] of Colombia, as part of the Catatumbo campaign. …

Dec 11, 2023 · A lake in Venezuela gets 250 lightning strikes per square kilometer every night for up to 300 days a year. Find out more about Catatumbo lightning in this article.

Apr 25, 2017 · In Venezuela, at the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it meets the Lake Maracaibo, a unique and impressive natural phenomenon, variously known as the "Catatumbo …

The Catatumbo region is a region of Colombia. It is located in the northeast of the department of Norte de Santander and a small part in the southwest of the department of Cesar, which …

Mar 27, 2025 · The Catatumbo lightning is a continuous and intense lightning storm that occurs where the Catatumbo River empties into Lake Maracaibo, in the Zulia region of northwestern …

Jan 20, 2025 · The violence, carried out over the last four days in a northeast region called Catatumbo, is some of the worst the country has suffered through in recent years.

Jan 22, 2025 · The Catatumbo region in northeastern Colombia, where the crisis originated, is a strategic territory for both drug production and trafficking due to its proximity with Venezuela.

Catatumbo's Lightning is a fantastic display of nature's raw power. Often referred to as the "Everlasting Storm," this region in Venezuela experiences up to 40 lightning strikes every …

"Catatumbo lightning" refers to continuous (high frequency) lightning from a near-daily thunderstorm complex that forms in the Lago de Maracaibo/Catatumbo River region in …