Today is Earth Day, and NASA wants you to submit a selfie
NASA has announced a global “selfie” initiative as part of the agency’s Earth Right Now campaign to celebrate this year’s Earth Day on Tuesday.
Jaco, Playas del Coco amongst beaches with high fecal coliforms
Email this page April 21st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Recent studies by the National Water Laboratory reveal that several of the country’s beaches present a risk of illness to those who bathe in their waters due to fecal coliform levels exceeding the acceptable level of 240 coliforms per 100 ml of water. Some of the highest […]
Sharks more evolved than previously thought
Email this page April 21st, 2014 (VOA) Sharks may not be “living fossils,” as was once thought. Researchers say analysis of a 325-million-year-old shark skeleton could “profoundly affect our understanding of evolutionary history.” Using a fossil of the newly discovered Ozarcus mapesae specimen, scientists at the American Museum of Natural History in New York had a unique chance […]
Third strong earthquake hits Nicaragua, levels more homes
Email this page April 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A third powerful earthquake struck Nicaragua Sunday night, collapsing more homes in the country which has been battered by a string of earthquakes which began late last week. Nicaraguan officials said Sunday night’s quake, which struck around 11 p.m., measured 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale. […]
(Update 2) Extremely powerful 6.6 Nicaragua quake rattles Costa Rica
Email this page April 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) What is initially being reported by the USGS as a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck between Rivas and Granada, Nicaragua at 2:29 p.m. Central America time on Friday also produced violent shaking in many parts of Costa Rica. The quake comes less than 24 hours after a 6.2-magnitude […]
Nicaragua on red alert after 6.2 earthquake; at least 1,000 homes damaged and 33 injured
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Nicaragua’s Pacific coast on Thursday, destroying homes and injuring at least 33 people.
El Niño looks to be on its way back, forecasters say
Email this page By Steve Baragona April 11th, 2014 (VOA) The climate phenomenon known as El Niño looks to be on its way back, forecasters say, raising the odds of droughts in some places and floods in others. There are early signs that this could develop into the biggest one on record. But experts […]
Ammonia gas leak at Pipasa plant causes scare
Email this page April 9th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Emergency workers responded yesterday to an ammonia gas leak at the Pipasa corporation in San Antonio de Belén. Pipasa, a subsidiary of Cargill, is Costa Rica’s largest poultry manufacturer and distributor. Firefighters secured the area and the leak was contained. The incident occurred at about […]
