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 . The US Geological Survey said that there were more than 100 million lightning strikes last year, up from about 50 million in 2014. 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 .