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 ...

Ball Lightning Ball lightning is one of the most enigmatic weather phenomena known to man. It occurs globally, particularly ...

Take the Catatumbo River in Venezuela, where lightning storms rage almost every night, flashing across the sky up to 260 times an hour—it's like nature’s own disco. Then there are the singing ...

The Bay Area saw significant storm impacts Tuesday as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, urban and river flooding, and ...

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 ...

“I have been in dialogue with the holder of the presidency of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to close the illegal (border) crossings, especially in the Catatumbo River (…) A bilateral action plan ...

The death toll from attacks by a rebel group in Colombia's Catatumbo region has risen to 60, the country's human rights office has said. Rival factions have been vying for control of the cocaine ...

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 ...

The ELN rebel group is a deadly and powerful presence in the region More than 32,000 people have fled the northern Colombian region of Catatumbo where two rival rebel groups are engaged in a ...

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 ...

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. And it has raised concerns that the ...