⛈️🎮 Geographer Stephanie Spera and meteorologist Chris Vagasky examine the atmospheric conditions required for #storms.

They compare the fictional #weather of The Legend of #Zelda's Faron to real phenomena like #Venezuela’s #Catatumbo #lightning. While #Earth constantly balances moisture and temperature, the #energy required for a never-ending #storm eventually runs out.

👉 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/never-ending-thunderstorms-earth-zelda

#meteorology #physics #geography #science #videogames #atmosphere #clouds #hyrule #nature #education

Never-ending storms make for good plot twists. Could they plague Earth?

While the thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy physics, plenty of places on Earth experience extreme weather.

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ELN: Fighting Against Hired Sicarios

The troops of the Vulcano Task Force (FTV), of the state Army, artificially maintain the name of ‘ex-FARC gang 33’, feeding it with mercenaries, scoundrels and hired sicarios, whom they use as ‘cannon fodder’ in the confrontation with the ELN forces in El Catatumbo.

In the combats, the ELN guerrillas face mercenaries and bandits who are not native to the territory and receive pay. A former soldier of the state Army was captured, who had just returned from Ukraine where he acted as a mercenary. Another captured on the 24th, who was wounded in the right leg, had been in the gang for three months and received a monthly salary of 2 million pesos.

Colombia is aware of the investigations of the Attorney General’s Office, which demonstrate how they hire sicarios to persecute and eliminate the social leadership, who they accuse of collaborating with the Northeastern War Front (FGNO) of the ELN, based in this area of ​​the national territory.

The FGNO guerrilla units fight the state Army troops assigned to the FTV and its narco-paramilitary arm Exfarc band 33, as shown in this War Report for the month of April 2026.

– 11, at 11:30 AM, in combat against the 33 paramilitary narco gang, at kilometer 17, Municipality of Tibú, Norte de Santander, there were several casualties between dead and wounded, who were evacuated through kilometer 14.

– 13, at 11:00 AM, in combat against the 33 paramilitary narco gang, at kilometer 16 of Tibú, 2 were injured and one dead.

– 13, at 11:30 AM, in combat against the 33 paramilitary narco gang, in the Caño Raya village of Tibú, 3 people died and 5 were injured.

– 15, at 1:30 PM, in combat against the 33 paramilitary narco gang, in the upper part of the Caño Raya village, in Tibú, 4 were injured and one dead.

– 16, at 10:30 PM, in combat against the 33 paramilitary narco gang, in the 29 de Mayo village of Tibú, there were unquantified casualties.

– 17, at 11:30 AM, in combat against the 33 paramilitary narco gang, in the Caño Raya village of Tibú, there were unquantified casualties.

– 17, at 10:36 pm, state military aviation bombs the villages of La Esperanza, El Diviso and Puerto Catatumbo in the municipality of El Tarra, where two ELN guerrillas die. These same sites were bombed again on the 18th at 12 midnight.

-18, after the bombings, troops from the Vulcano Task Force disembarked in helicopters. The patrols disembarked in the San Martín de Filo Gringo village were attacked at 3 PM by ELN units, using snipers and bombing with drones, which caused numerous casualties and forced them to flee in disarray, leaving behind a large amount of military, radio communications and quartermaster material.

– 20, at 5 AM, we bombed the State Army Military Base, located in El Alto, in the municipality of San Calixto, with 140 and 180 mm artillery, resulting in unquantified casualties.

– 23, at 6:00 AM, in half an hour of combat against the paramilitary narco gang of 33, in the Vereda Retiro Alto de Tibú, comrade Hormiga fell dead. Unquantified casualties occurred to the gang.

– 23, the 33 paramilitary narco gang attacks several of our positions with drones in the Vereda El Retiro de Tibú, where comrade Franco dies.

– 24, in 5 hours of combat against the narco-paramilitary gang of 33 at kilometer 19 of Tibú, in which we combined unmanned ships, artillery and infantry, 9 were killed and 11 wounded, among the casualties fell alias Mateo, a commander of the gang.

– 24, in Bocas de Orú in the El Tarra municipality, our exploration units found a member of the gang, wounded with a shot in one of his legs, who had been injured in the fighting on April 18 in the 20 de Julio village of Tibú, to whom we immediately provided medical assistance.

– 24, at 8:00 PM, in combat against the 33 paramilitary narco gang, at the La Pollera farm, located in the Caño Raya village of Tibú, a commander of the gang and two civilians who accompanied him were injured.

– 24, at 8:00 PM, we bombed the shelters of the drone pilots of the 33 paramilitary narco gang, causing unquantified casualties.

Directorate of the FGNO Commander in Chief Manuel Pérez Martínez of the ELN

Source: https://eln-voces.net/2026/05/04/combates-en-el-catatumbo-contra-sicarios-contratados/

https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/?p=32373 #Catatumbo #colombia #eln #guerrilla #sicarios #southAmerica

ELN: Death, Falsehood and Criminal Alliance

The false narratives and blatant lies by the Military Forces (FFMM), under the command of the Minister of Defense, Pedro Sánchez, and General Hugo López, seem to have no shame or military honor.

Since last Friday, April 17, they have been developing another lie with which they not only deceive the country, but also cover up the reality of the war they are waging in Catatumbo. Well, on the night of April 17, they carried out aerial bombardment operations and artillery launches against territories and positions, where they presumed the ELN units were located.

After the bombings, on the 18th, they attempted to land from helicopters and enter the area, receiving a counterattack and response from ELN units, which inflicted several casualties and forced the soldiers to withdraw.

They immediately activated a falsehood and disinformation operation from the military high command and the Ministry of Defense, using the corporate media.

Curiously, simultaneously the narco-paramilitaries of the 33 gang attacked territories and communities, the ELN confronted them on the 18th and 19th, forcing them to withdraw with their casualties on their backs. Despite this, in Campo 2, Tibú district and in the Ye de Astilleros, municipality of Zulia, the paramilitary narco gang massacred 6 civilians, which are added to the crimes perpetrated in the 4 Esquinas neighborhood of the Filo Gringo district.

The Northeastern War Front (FGNO) of the ELN has the capacity and evidence to report that in these actions that occurred between the night of Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, the Armed Forces suffered 2 deaths and 5 wounded. Also in their desperate withdrawal, they left 11 campaign teams abandoned with all their equipment and various logistical materials. On our part, we had the loss of a comrade.

The different versions issued by the FFMM and the Ministry of Defense not only violate the right to information, they also deceive about the reality of the war they are promoting in Catatumbo and the close alliance they maintain with the 33 paramilitary narco gang.

We call and invite the mothers and fathers of fallen soldiers to not allow manipulation of the bodies of their children, whom they send to war under foreign interests. Denying the dead, hiding them or covering up the reality of their death is part of their Doctrine, which ratifies the loss of any sense of people by the government.

Colombia… for the workers!

Not one step back… liberation or death!

Northeastern War Front

Commander in Chief Manuel Pérez Martínez

National Liberation Army

April 22, 2026

Source: https://eln-voces.net/2026/04/27/muerte-falsedad-y-alianza-criminal/

https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/?p=32062 #Catatumbo #colombia #eln #guerrilla #southAmerica

Ein Himmel, der niemals schläft: Der „Leuchtturm von Maracaibo“ ist eines der größten Rätsel der Natur. Wenn 1,2 Millionen Blitze pro Jahr die Nacht zum Tag machen, verschwimmen Wissenschaft und Mythos. Taucht ein in die stumme Schlacht der Götter am Catatumbo!

Hier geht es zum ausführlichen Bericht:
https://www.kolumbienforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=113149#p113149

#Venezuela #Catatumbo #Naturwunder #Blitz #Maracaibo #Reisefieber #Kolumbienforum #Inexplicable

Das Leuchten über dem Maracaibo-See: Das ewige Gewitter vom Catatumbo

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#Kolumbien: In #Catatumbo, nahe der venezolanischen Grenze, griff das kolumbianische Militär gezielt Mitglieder der #ELN-Guerilla an. Mindestens sieben wurden getötet, ein weiteres festgenommen. Mehr dazu auf #amerika21. https://amerika21.de/2026/02/282619/eln-guerilla-kaempfe-kolumbien
Kolumbiens Militär tötet mindestens sieben ELN Mitglieder

Bombenangriff in Catatumbo nahe der Grenze zu Venezuela. Koordinierte Aktion von Heer, Luftwaffe und Polizei. Ein ELN-Mitglied festgenommen

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El pueblo Barí se levanta: Cúcuta es testigo de su resistencia

Por: Lenin Santos, corresponsal de Antorcha.

El Pueblo Barí, nación originaria del Catatumbo, ha decidido levantar su voz con firmeza y dignidad mediante una movilización hacia Cúcuta este 29 de septiembre. No se trata de un simple acto de protesta, sino de una denuncia contra un Estado...

https://insurgenciaurbana-eln.net/el-pueblo-bari-se-levanta-cucuta-es-testigo-de-su-resistencia/

#Bari #Territorios #Catatumbo #Cúcuta #DDHH

En el lago de Maracaibo (Venezuela) ocurre un fenómeno casi todas las noches del año conocido como “el relámpago del Catatumbo”, por su proximidad al pueblo homónimo. Este fenómeno atmosférico ha sido observado desde hace siglos y destaca por la potencia de sus rayos, que se cuentan por cientos. Las luces originadas son visibles desde una gran distancia y llegan a una altura de 12 kilómetros. Los científicos piensan que el calor del lago y los vientos del mar del Caribe son los causantes de la formación de estas tormentas eléctricas. Algunas leyendas antiguas atribuyen los rayos a manifestaciones divinas, aunque su mayor utilidad reside en el ozono que produce, que ayuda a limpiar la atmósfera, y puede reparar el daño de su capa. Las también llamadas “linternas de San Antonio” son descargas eléctricas “nube tierra” y a la inversa. A diferencia de sus luces, los truenos pueden escucharse de forma ininterrumpida si se está debajo de la tormenta. Sin duda, otro de los maravillosos espectáculos que nos ofrece la naturaleza.

#articulos
#catatumbo

Petro redobla militarización del Catatumbo, un movimiento al servicio del imperio

Por: Orlando Cienfuegos, corresponsal de Antorcha.

Una ofensiva con sello estadounidense

La reciente decisión del presidente Gustavo Petro de redoblar la militarización en la frontera colombo-venezolana, con el despliegue de más de 25.000 soldados...

https://insurgenciaurbana-eln.net/petro-redobla-militarizacion-del-catatumbo-un-movimiento-al-servicio-del-imperio/

#Catatumbo #Colombia #Imperialismo #Soberanía

#WondersOfNature: #Catatumbo #Lightning is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.

Catatumbo means "House of Thunder" in the language of the Bari people.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/6378d4fb0f46f6b13874270a

Operación Relámpago del Catatumbo | Desmantelado un hastillero utilizado para la fabricación y exportación de la droga hacía los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica.

#operación #relámpago #catatumbo #venezuela #fanb #protección #militar