A Nasa map has revealed which parts of the world experience the most flashes of lightning ever year . Venezuela and Lake Maracaibo in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo experienced the most . According to the satellite observations , lightning occurs more often over land than it does over oceans . And lightning also seems to happen more often closer to the equator , owing to the hotter temperatures .
A Nasa map has revealed which parts of the world experience the most flashes of lightning ever year . Democratic Republic of Congo and Lake Maracaibo in northwestern Venezuela experienced the most . According to the satellite observations , lightning occurs more often over land than it does over oceans . And lightning also seems to happen more often closer to the equator , owing to the hotter temperatures .