Previously unknown electric fish discovered in South America
Email this page September 26th, 2013 (VOA) A previously unknown species of electric fish has been discovered in the so-called “lost world” of northeastern South America. Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarboroughsay the Akawio penak, a “thin eel-like” fish was discovered in shallow, murky water in the upper Mazaruni River area in northern Guyana. “The […]
OVSICORI: Major earthquake will hit Osa in next 5 to 10 years
Email this page September 25th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Marino Protti, a seismologist at the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), said that a major earthquake measuring between 7.2 and 7.4 magnitude on the Richter scale will strike the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica’s southern zone in the next 5 to 10 years. […]
Mexico storms: An unnatural disaster
Email this page Mexico storms: An unnatural disaster (via GlobalPost) MEXICO CITY — Another storm season has brought a fresh spate of death-dealing “natural” disasters to Mexico. Simultaneously punching the Pacific and Gulf coasts this week, storms Manuel and Ingrid together have tallied nearly 100 deaths so far…
Chevron wins partial victory in Ecuador pollution case
Email this page WASHINGTON, September 19, 2013 (AFP) – An arbitration panel in the Hague has given US oil firm Chevron an important procedural victory in its battle against a $19 billion fine by Ecuador for polluting the Amazon basin region. The panel ruled on Tuesday that Chevron was protected from collective action claims in […]
Mexico: Flooded Acapulco hit by looting as tourists airlifted
Email this page ACAPULCO, Mexico (ISH) – Mexican military and commercial flights airlifted hundreds of tourists stranded in the flooded resort of Acapulco, where thousands of looters ransacked stores after two deadly storms struck the country. The official death toll rose to 57 on Sept. 17 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, swamped large […]
Hurricane Manuel slowly moves closer to Mexico’s western coast
Email this page Hurricane Manuel slogged very close to Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday, prompting a hurricane warning and a tropical storm watch, forecasters said.
Extreme weather expected to continue in Costa Rica
Email this page September 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Torrential rains and extreme weather like that which wreaked havoc in the country this week is expected to for at least the next six weeks. According to meteorologist, Juan Diego Naranjo, the country remains under the influence of a low-pressure system that will continue to bring strong […]
Authorities will investigate massive fish kill in Nosara River
Email this page September 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Rene Castro, Minister of Environment and Energy, said that the mass death of thousands of fish and shrimp near the mouth of the Nosara River would be investigated in order to determine those responsible. The announcement comes after Marco Tulio Avila, president of the Nosara Development Assocation, […]
