Kifuka

Kifuka's high density of lightning is a result of warm Atlantic air traveling over the Congo rainforest before colliding with cool mountain air. These masses generate static charges, resulting in lightning.^[3] Although the DRC is subject to seasonal monsoons, the lightning occurs in high density year-round, with added intensity from October to March and decreased activity from June to August. Outside of Kifuka, the Albertine Rift, particularly the Virunga Mountains, are also a source of high-density lightning strikes nearby and thunderstorm development.^[4]

While Kifuka was once considered the most active area for lightning on earth, Guinness World Records has since dubbed the Catatumbo lightning phenomenon as producing more bolts per square kilometer.^[5]

2°46′00″S 27°44′00″E / 2.76667°S 27.73333°E / -2.76667; 27.73333

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