Lake Maracaibo, lightning capital of the world
Catatumbo, Venezuela (AFP) Sept 23, 2021
One firebolt after another illuminates a stilt-house settlement where the Catatumbo river flows into Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo, the lightning capital of the world. Holder of the Guinness World Record as the place with the highest concentration of lightning, South America's largest lake receives an average of 233 flashes per square kilometer every year, according to NASA - thousands per nig