On March 2, the government of Costa Rica signed a decree declaring a state of emergency in several communities bordering Nicaragua, due to mercury contamination in the water they use daily to drink, cook and shower. The declaration was requested by the Municipal...
On 6 February 2023, a 7.8-degree earthquake was recorded with an epicenter in the city of Gaziantep in southern Turkey, very close to the Syrian border. The telluric movement had a depth of barely 10 km and has recorded more than 47,000 deaths between both countries....
It all begins with an indecipherable journey. An enigma that unfolded over a year and a half, covered a route of more than 500 kilometers and kept scientists and specialists from all over the world on tenterhooks. In March 2020, in the Chinese province of Yunnan, 14...
Have you ever thought about the distance that shirt that Santa brought you has traveled to reach your closet? If the label indicates that it was manufactured in China, that does not mean that the distance is the one that separates you from that country. It is possible...
If it were possible to add up the amount of water in rivers, lakes, aquifers and reservoirs of Costa Rica, each habitant would have a total of 24,873 m3 of water per year. That amount corresponds to an approximate 67 m3 of water per day for each person. This figure...
In 2009, the Cinchona earthquake caused damages greater than ¢280,000 million in Costa Rica. Almost eight years later, Hurricane Nate caused damage to three quarters of the country, for amounts that exceeded ¢329,000 million, and it was considered the worst natural...
