Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castañeda (she/her/they/them)
Kaitie Janecke Soltesz: Writer
Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker
JD Voyek: Script Editor
Madison Lynn: Videographer
Jess Stempert: Script Supervisor
Stefan Chin: Editor
Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer
Josef "Tuna" Metesh: Sound Designer
Aimee Roberts: Art Director
Sam Schultz: Director of Art and Design
Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
Jess Stempert: Producer
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer

Sources:
nasa.gov/missions/trmm/earths-new-lightning-capital-revealed
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/97/11/bams-d-14-00193.1.xml
https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/storms/thunderstorms

Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catatumbo_Lightning_-_Rayo_del_Catatumbo.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Satelites_image_of_Lake_Maracaibo.png
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/high-resolution-detailed-map-of-south-and-central-royalty-free-image/1406929564?phrase=south+america+map+terrain&searchscope=image%2Cfilm&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/loopable-storm-clouds-stock-footage/91729131?adppopup=true
flickr.com/photos/ferjflores/25135237855