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by ncmncm 1388 days ago
This fascinating: a place where they happen almost often enough to study.

Hessenden is a good companion for Lake Maracaibo, in Venezuela, that sees hundreds or thousands of lightning strikes per hour on almost half of nights. Some people fish by their light. I have seen a claim that the strikes do not make thunder, contradicted by the name "catatumbo" that means "house of thunder".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catatumbo_lightning