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 ...

Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Nestled in the northwest of Venezuela, Lake Maracaibo is a striking spectacle of nature known for its Catatumbo Lightning. With this natural display occurring around 260 ...

TIBU, Colombia - Residents of Colombia's troubled Catatumbo region, near the eastern border with Venezuela, are weighing whether to return home after attacks by a rebel group displaced at least ...

Tibú (Agenzia Fides) - In less than a week, violent clashes between members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident groups of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in ...

Colombian special forces have been deployed into territory controlled by armed groups in a bid to stem an outbreak of hostilities among the rebels. Late on Tuesday, government troops moved into ...

Lightning can be used to probe Earth’s dynamic Van Allen radiation belts, directly connecting terrestrial weather and space ...

People hunt for this fungus during late spring and summer, exactly when lightning strikes are most common in these mountains. Villagers often spend weeks scouring the rugged mountains for this ...

People hunt for this fungus during late spring and summer, exactly when lightning strikes are most common in these mountains. Villagers often spend weeks scouring the rugged mountains for this ...

The death toll from escalating violence between rival guerrilla groups in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has risen to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The clashes, involving ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains, and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?