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Venezuela - Ever heard the term, "lightning never grabbed one in the same place twice?" Forget it. This phrase does not apply in a lake in Venezuela that could disatroni lightning up to thousands of times in one night.
This phenomenon is well known to the Beacon of Maracaibo, or Catatumbo Lightning or - more dramatic lagi-- 'eternal lightning'
In one night, thunder and lightning could shouted to each other more than 260 times per hour. Flashes of light it properly and quickly pierced in the heart of the meeting between the river and Lake Maracaibo Catatumbo.
Summer storms that create 'thunder during the day' is very familiar to the country four seasons. However, in contrast to countries that were on the equator where the temperature is higher and the sky rumbled each year.
That place is the Congo, North Africa. Congo besides famous gorilla, he is also famous for the capital of the storm. A village named Kifuka is a favorite spot thunder and lightning were grabbing each other over 158 times each day. The village was entitled to be called as the village is full of electrical energy in the world.
Lightning and Lightning Caught Nasa satellites (NASA)
However, in 2014, NASA discovered a storm favorite place on Earth. Brahmaputra is a village in the far east of India which has the most number of lightning between April and May. Month in which the day-to-day rainstorm occurs in the monsoon season.
However, the record still held by the Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the lake area is famous for "the highest concentration of lightning", with an average of 250 lightning every kilometer per faceted every year.
Thunderstorms will slacken in the dry months like January and February. Spectacular view can be enjoyed during the rainy season in October is 28 lightning strikes per minute.
The experts had guessed-shoot this phenomenon for many years. In 1960 they suspect that there is uranium in the rock beneath the overlay that attract lightning. The latest research is the conduction of air above the lake occurred because of the encouragement of methane gas generated by oil under the lake.
Unfortunately, the two theories have not really proven. So, tentative conclusions, a favorite place of lightning was caused by a combination of topography and wind patterns.
"The number of point of thunder and lightning occur is because the shape of mountain terraces, coastline squiggly, and a combination of both," said Daniel Cecil of the Center for Global Hydrology and Weather Lightning, as quoted by the BBC (08/11/2015)
"Having an irregular topology conditions will produce wind patterns and hot or cold wind patterns that can trigger a storm," he explained.
Recessed beach is a favorite location of potential lightning (BBC)
In the Northwest Venezuala, South America flowing waters of Lake Maracaibo that empties into the Caribbean Sea. The lake is spread out between the Andes mountains that are surrounded by three mountain peaks.
During the day, glowing tropical sun evaporates water from the lake to the surrounding. As evening approached, the trade winds from the northwest pushed warm air into the cold air coming from the mountains. Hot air creates cumulonimbus at an altitude of 12 km.
Shape the cloud would look like soft fur on the outside, but inside, 'battle' was happening. When a drop of water from the top of moist air mixes with kristas ice in the cold, and there he created an electric storm in the form of lightning.
Potential Map Lightning Good For Humans
So, how to calculate the lightning? For 17 years, a project of NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency made a satellite instrument called 'Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission' or abbreviated TRMM. For 17 years, this instrument has been storing data meterologikal including lightning sensors. With this tool, experts can map the hot spots where lightning hobby grabbed Earth.
"For me, next-generation weather satellites would be very eagerly awaited," said Daniel Cecil, awaiting the arrival of TRMM to Earth because it ran out of fuel.
"In the next few years, there will be a plan to map the lightning instrument. This is important so that we can predict the strength of lightning activity as well as the locations of potential lightning strike," he added.
The ability to predict a storm is very important for the future in which the human population increases, especially in developing countries who spend more time outside the building from the building.
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