Weird Places: The Endless Lightning at Lake Maracaibo
During peak thunderstorm season, Lake Maracaibo has an average of 28 lightning strikes per minute hit its surface. But why? Hosted by: Stefan Chin Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand...
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[♪INTRO] Imagine living in a place where you’re surrounded by the sharp smell of ozone and hot, dry air. And around 300 nights per year, the sky is lit up by nearly 10 hours of continuous lightning strikes that can be seen from hundreds of kilometers away. In fact, during peak thunderstorm season, an average of 28 lightning strikes per minute hit the surface of Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo. This lake and its weird lightning have been a scientific mystery for decades. But nowadays, researchers think that a perfect storm of environmental factors is causing this everlasting light show. The phenomenon is known as Catatumbo lightning, named after the river that flows into the southern part of Lake Maracaibo. It’s been recorded as early as 1598, when the p...
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[♪INTRO] Imagine living in a place where you’re surrounded by the sharp smell of ozone and hot, dry air. And around 300 nights per year, the sky is lit up by nearly 10 hours of continuous lightning strikes that can be seen from hundreds of kilometers away. In fact, during peak thunderstorm season, an average of 28 lightning strikes per minute hit the surface of Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo. This lake and its weird lightning have been a scientific mystery for decades. But nowadays, researchers think that a perfect storm of environmental factors is causing this everlasting light show. The phenomenon is known as Catatumbo lightning, named after the river that flows into the southern part of Lake Maracaibo. It’s been recorded as early as 1598, when the p...
