Torrential rains, flooding, washed out bridges and landslides wreak havoc
Email this page September 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Torrential rains wreaked havoc in several areas of the country yesterday. Varablanca in Alajuela and other communities near the La Paz Waterfalls have been completely cut off after a massive river surge completely destroyed a Bailey bridge connecting the communities to the outside world yesterday. A landslide […]
Turnaround: OVSICORI confirms increased activity at Arenal Volcano
Email this page September 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori) released a statement confirming an increase in activity at the Arenal Volcano, saying the volcano is “more active in recent days compared to what has been observed in recent years.” The statement comes just days after OVSICORI initially […]
New battery uses microbes to turn sewage into energy
Email this page (AFP) – US scientists may have found a new way to produce clean energy by way of dirty water, according to a new study out Monday. The engineers have developed a more efficient method to use microbes to harness electricity from wastewater. They hope their technique could be used in wastewater treatment […]
Authorities searching for German tourist missing at Rincon de la Vieja
Email this page September 16th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Authorities are searching for a German man who was reported missing around 5:30 p.m. yesterday in the foothills of the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano in Guanacaste. The man has been identified as 35-year-old Johans Tens. Authorities had begun mounting a search and rescue operation at […]
Study: Cilantro helps purify polluted water
Email this page Jessica Berman / VOA with additional editing by Inside Costa Rica staff Scientists say cilantro, a favorite ingredient in Costa Rican cooking, shows promise as a so-called biosorbent to mop up heavy metals that have leached into ground water in many developing countries. Cilantro is cheap and abundant in some of the […]
Blobfish voted world’s ugliest animal
Email this page September 12th, 2013 (VOA) The blobfish has been voted world’s ugliest animal, according to the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, which announced the results Thursday at the British Science Festival. “We’ve needed an ugly face for endangered animals for a long time and I’ve been amazed by the public’s reaction,” said Simon Watt, biologist and president […]
Costa Rica First to Negotiate Sale of Forestry Carbon Credits
Email this page September 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Government of Costa Rica and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) signed yesterday a Letter of Intent (LOI) to negotiate an Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) worth up to $63 million. This would make Costa Rica the first country in the world to access large-scale performance-based payments […]
Is the Arenal Volcano waking from its slumber?
Email this page September 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) For the last three days, locals in La Fortuna de San Carlos have reported that they believe the Arenal Volcano might be awaking from a period of low activity, saying they have heard rumblings and have taken photos of plumes of vapor emerging from the volcano. The […]
