Go and watch the lightning in the heavens being punished the most
With visitors enjoying the 'light-mixing' scenes of thunder, South America will undoubtedly be the ideal land to inspire discoveries.
Places with the most lightning strikes in the world
Maracaibo Lake in Zulia state, Venezuela is the largest lake in South America - where lightning appears with the highest frequency in the world, averaging 140 - 160 nights / year, 10 hours / day, 28 times / minute.
Studies have shown that oil fields, methane, uranium mines containing uranium in the lake are the cause of attracting lightning.
Lake Maracaibo is the place where thunder occurs at the highest frequency in the world - (photo: adventure-journal).
Grameme Anderson, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said the maximum temperature and humidity accompanied by the winds around the Andes created the world's most intense lightning strikes for the region.
This weather phenomenon is also associated with the independence of Venezuela. In 1823, these lightning strikes helped the Venezuelan army detect Spanish warships and win against the enemy.
Therefore, lightning images appear on Zulia state's flag and national anthem.
The maximum temperature, humidity and winds around the Andes create intense lightning strikes - (Photo: adventure-journal).
This land is also associated with memorable milestones of Venezuela - (Photo: The Guardian).
To the lake area, you have the opportunity to witness the extremely unique and spectacular thunder performances that nowhere, even can see clearly at a distance of more than 40km.
Thunder occurred at the mouth of the Catatumbo River - which was dubbed 'Maracaibo Lighthouse' with a period from April to high season in December.
In addition, the tropical forest surrounding Maracaibo Lake is also home to leopards, crocodiles, pythons, butterflies and countless other plant and animal species. It will not be wasted if you take the time to explore the wild natural world here.
Ologa Village is the place to stop for most tourists when coming here to admire the natural beauty - (Photo: Daily Mail).
After the noisy 'welcome' repertoire of monkeys is the magnificent appearance of a 5,000-mile-wide lake surface, lying flat beneath the endless sky.
Large clouds emerged from the horizon, moving from the misty Andes to the deserts and forests. Dazzling light from the lightning began to "land" in the village of Ologa - visitors' shelter.
The indigenous people, though familiar with tours of lightning, still cannot hide their surprise when so many people come to see what they see every day.
The night falls pretty quickly, meaning that the performance will start soon. As the thunder began to grow, the sky grew brighter and the horizon seemed to shoot sparks continuously.
All kinds of lightning, white, red and purple lightning appeared on the sky in turn - (Photo: Daily Mail).
In addition to "watching" lightning, visitors can also explore the wild nature of the nearby rainforest - (Photo: Daily Mail).
In front of the visitors are the lightning bolts ripping through the sky and the roar resounding the ground. The stormy cloud rushed in, chasing small stars to the east to leave the night sky now left with angry lightning bolts pouring down the lake area.
After that, the thunderbolts exploded in all directions, though they did not want to but surely you had to close your eyes before such a 'dramatic' performance. Lightning shot down from the clouds like thick roots. It is not exaggerating to say that the sky is shining like a day.
More specifically, these lightning rays are sometimes white, red, even purple. It is unbelievable that the villagers take advantage of these ' natural lighthouses' to catch fish in the evening. They are truly brave.
Local people use the light of thunder to catch fish - (Photo: The Guardian).
Tour of lightning is departed from the city of Mérida - (Photo: Daily Mail).
Watching lightning is one of the most frightening experiences - (Photo: Daily Mail).
In addition to Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela, some other places in the world you can also observe and experience interesting natural phenomena such as:
In America
Tornado Alley , located in the western United States, stretches across the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Nebraska, Colorado and some other states where heavy storms are concentrated, along with the appearance of a water cannon.
Therefore, if you want to hunt storms, you can go to Tornado Alley in May and June to visit.
In some areas in the US, Australia and Canada can also hunt spectacular thunderstorms - (Photo: Daily Mail).
In the New Mexico desert, artist Walter de Maria made a mark with 'The Lightning Field' , consisting of 400 steel columns made up of rectangles, 1km long, 1.6km wide, playing the role The game "lightning collecting" every time there is a storm.
In Australia
If traveling east Australia in November, December and February, you will have the opportunity to witness the phenomenon of thunder extremely spectacular. The clear sky quickly became the 'stage' of dazzling lightning with strong winds and hail.
The experience of watching lightning is often not for those who are weak.(Photo: The Guardian).
In Canada
To experience the storm, try exploring the deep mountains of British Columbia, and brave challenging activities such as heli-skiing (skiing and jumping from helicopters), watching tornadoes, thunder struck .
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