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Catatumbo Lightning

Catatumbo lightning is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs over the mouth of the Catatumbo River in northern Colombia. It occurs between 140 and 160 nights per year, ten hours per day, and up to 280 times per hour. The phenomenon is caused by a mass of storm clouds at an altitude greater than 1 kilometer.

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