Venezuela Thunderstorms Set A World's Record

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Glenn Holland

Joined Dec 26, 2014
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Here's nature's equivalent of the "Energizer Bunny" with non-stop thunder and lightning:


These storms are called the "Catatumbo Lightning", however they're just a plain vanilla thunderstorms that form when warm, humid air blows over the mountains and it is subject to forced convection known as "Orographic Lifting".
 
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