Costa Rica engineers have eyes on climate change’s effect on infrastructure
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 15th, 2012 – Next year, Costa Rica’s Federated Engineer and Architect Professional College (CFIA, in Spanish), will be meeting with the government in order to propose protocols for building public infrastructure capable of confronting the consequences of climate change. The protocols were developed by Canada […]
More aftershocks, perhaps even another quake this week?
Email this page October 15th, 2012 – Costa Rica residents experienced a new earthquake on Friday, at around 1:20 p.m. local time. The earthquake was of 5.2 magnitude, with its epicenter 11 kilometers southwest of Parrita, in Puntarenas. “(Friday’s) earthquake was completely different from the quake in Nicoya, the only similar thing is the […]
More than 8 aftershocks from Parrita earthquake detected
Email this page PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA – October 14th, 2012 – The National Seismology Network (RSN), registered 8 aftershocks in a period of 7 hours after the 5.2 earthquake which struck near Playa Palma Parrita, Puntarenas, on Friday. According to Leopolt Linkimer, from RSN, the largest aftershock had a magnitude of 3.8 in the […]
Electric utilities must protect against lightning – or pay up
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 1st, 2012 – Has your TV, microwave oven, or computer ever suffered damage caused by lightning? If so, you may file a complaint with ARESEP (Public Service Regulating Authority). In Costa Rica, the companies that offer electrical service are obligated to protect their systems against […]
New sirens will alert Santa Ana residents of landslide risk
Email this page SANTA ANA, COSTA RICA – September 30th 2012 – A new siren will warn residents of Santa Ana when there is risk of a landslide from the “Cerro Tapezco”. The siren was successfully tested on Friday. “The idea of this is to familiarize the citizens of Santa Ana with the sound […]
50 people left homeless after heavy rains
Email this page ALAJUELA, September 18th, 2012 – Homes completely destroyed, and families left with nothing more than the shirts on their backs. This is the reality for some 50 people in Barrio el Arroyo, in Alajuela, where heavy rains on Sunday have left them homeless. Heavy rains began around 3:00 p.m on Sunday, […]
INTERPOL issues red alert for environmentalist Paul Watson
Email this page September 17th, 2012 – INTERPOL issued a red alert for the international arrest of Paul Watson, representative for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Watson is wanted by the Japanese on charges related to a series of incidents that occurred in the Antarctic Ocean in 2010 between Watson and a Japanese whaling vessel. […]
Earthquake in Nicoya released only 40% of accumulated energy
Email this page NICOYA, COSTA RICA – September 13th, 2012 – Experts are saying that the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Nicoya on September 5th at 8:42 a.m was likely the earthquake that had been previously expected. However, the event only released 40% of the energy that has been accruing there for the past […]
