Who really would want to have a thunderstorm all of the time? The people near Lake Maracaibo have no choice most of the time: The thunderstorm there has been raging for a long, long time. It has been known to take breaks for a while, but I pity any small astronomy club there, as most nights are stormy. Do you want to find out more?If yes, read on.
Nobody really knows what causes the everlasting storms. Some people attribute it to uranium in the rock. Some people speculate on it being from a closed wind system. Whatever it is, it can average 28 lightning strikes a minute for up to 10 hours at a time. Fishermen there love it, as the bright light from the lightning enables them to fish all night. In 2010, the storm vanished for 6 weeks, and the people there wanted it back. "I look for it every night but there is nothing," a local schoolteacher told the Guardian in 2010. Funny. I would almost be happy if the rain stopped, but they were not. If you want to read more, go here. Their lighthouse of lightning stopped two night sneak attacks from taking them by suprise, though. I guess that it is just another part of their heritage. Even the flag for Venezuela has a lightning strike through the middle. It is another part of their history, like Gettysburg is for the United States. 
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