Fascinating Look at Catatumbo Lightning, the Never-Ending Lightning Storm in Venezuela

[Judi Lynn]

09/23/2015
Fascinating Look at Catatumbo Lightning, the Never-Ending Lightning Storm in Venezuela




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The Catatumbo Lightning atmospheric phenomenon in Venezuela, occurs only over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo. The frequent, powerful flashes of lightning over this relatively small area are considered to be the world's largest single generator of tropospheric ozone. It originates from a mass of storm clouds at a height of more than 5 km, and occurs during 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour. It occurs over and around Lake Maracaibo, typically over the bog area formed where the Catatumbo River flows into the lake. Continue reading for two more videos and additional information.

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Read more at http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/fascinating-look-at-catatumbo-lightning-the-never-ending-lightning-storm-in-venezuela#B97qUCmreVOJBD88.99

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Amazing and its a regular phenomen.. think

If this could be harvested the amount of energy it could supply to the grid.

[trotsky]

3. At least 1.21 Gigawatts per strike!

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. That was based on science

Tesla talked about ways of harvesting that energy

......... I wonder if they will ever declassify all the files and notes the FBI confiscated from his place of residence when he died?

Each

1.21 Gigawatts strike is enough energy to give

1. 10% of the energy needed for a space shuttle launch

2. 60% of the Hoover dam

3. 484 giant wind turbines

4. One nuclear power plant

5. 8 billion solar panels

http://www.buzzfeed.com/generalelectric/11-things-that-can-actually-make-121-gigawatts-of-power#.hrGR2PNO7

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Totally fascinating.....

I had no idea.....

[AuntPatsy]

4. Beautiful.