Catatumbo Lightning captured on Oct. 31, 2015. (Wikipedia/Fernando Flores) Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela was crowned "Earth's ...

Lightning was likely the first source of fire for prehistoric humans—and it remains, along with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, one of nature’s most amazing displays of power. One place in ...

Catatumbo lightning. Credit: Fernando Flores/Wikimedia Commons. LIVING in a tropical country like Malaysia, we’re all used to frequent thunderstorms and lightning streaking across dark skies. In fact, ...

We love a good lighting storm — but imagine a place where you’ll find an epic, world-record-holding bout of bolts almost every night. An “everlasting storm” known as Relámpago del Catatumbo appears in ...

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — More than 300 people have fled Colombia’s volatile Catatumbo region to escape fighting by rebel groups, and have now sought shelter in Cúcuta, a city near the border with ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — More than 300 people have fled Colombia’s volatile Catatumbo region to escape fighting by rebel groups, and have now sought shelter in Cúcuta, a city near the border with Venezuela ...