UN climate talks kick off in Lima amid grim scientific warnings
The world’s nations gathered in the Peruvian capital Lima on Monday in a renewed push for a deal to roll back carbon emissions threatening future generations. The 12-day talks under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) take place amid grim scientific warnings and a surge in interest in sealing a pact in Paris in…
Hopes high as Peru climate summit kicks off today
Following commitments to cut emissions of greenhouse gases from two of the world’s top polluters — China and the United States — leaders from over 190 countries have gathered in Lima, Peru, for the twentieth session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, scheduled to begin Monday. The summit will aim to hammer out a new…
How Nicaragua and HKND plan to mitigate environmental impact of their canal
Email this page November 28th, 2014 (NN) - On Nov. 20, the HKND Company and its subcontractors presented the results of their feasibility studies as well as a report on the progress of the yet-to-be completed environmental impact study. After announcing a series of modifications to the route to minimize the environmental impact, Kwok Wai Pang, […]
Large chunk of volcano wall breaks off, falls into Turrialba’s active crater
Email this page November 27th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A section of the volcano wall at the Turrialba volcano has broken off and fallen into the volcano’s active crater, volcanologists from the National Seismological Network (RSN) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) confirmed yesterday. The section of wall measured 82 feet in width and 328 […]
Andres Oppenheimer: Nicaragua’s trans-oceanic environmental scandal
Forget about the Deepwater Horizon. If Nicaragua’s $50 billion trans-oceanic canal scheduled to start construction December 22 becomes a reality, it could be the world’s biggest environmental disaster in recent memory. That’s the conclusion of many environmental experts upon hearing the first detailed public presentation of the pharaonic project by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Chinese…
200 countries to gather in Peru to discuss new UN climate treaty
Email this page By Rosanne Skirble November 26th, 2014 (VOA) Representatives from 200 countries will gather next week in Lima, Peru, for talks on a new United Nations climate treaty. The meeting will set the stage for Paris talks in 2015, when nations will try to reach a binding agreement that would include all countries. Jennifer Morgan, global […]
Construction of Nicaragua Canal to begin on December 22nd, officials say
Email this page November 21st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The construction of a $50 billion USD interoceanic canal through Nicaragua which would dwarf the Panama Canal is set to begin on December 22nd, Nicaragua officials confirmed yesterday. Officials said that the first works would be the construction of ports and secondary roadways. HKND, the Chinese […]
Costa Rica study shows slow-motion movements predict strength of future earthquakes
Email this page By Art Chimes November 20th, 2014 (VOA) Scientists know where earthquakes are likely to occur, but not when. Now, however, an American geologist and his team have found that it may be possible to at least forecast how strong a future earthquake may be. The Earth’s crust is made of a mosaic of […]
