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UCR Research Could Help Fight Coffee Rust
Research by a student at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) could help combat coffee rust, a fungus that affects the world's production of this bean and can devastate entire crops. Rust is caused by a fungus called Hemileia...
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San Gerardo De Dota, a Forest of Great Natural Beauty
We left downtown San José very early and prepared to face the famous cold climate of Cerro de la Muerte on the way, so we all had our coats at hand. As we advanced along the way, we appreciated...
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Bats, Birds and Butterflies Exhibit Beauties of the Virgin of Sarapiquí
The beauties and diversity of the Tirimbina Biological Reserve, located in the Virgen de Sarapiquí in Heredia, will fill the corners of the Casa de los Comandantes Room of the National Museum of Costa Rica (MNCR). It is a...
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Initiative Proposes Governance Models to Conserve Sensitive Areas in the High Seas
This project seeks an effective governance and management scheme that allows the production and sustainable use of these ecosystems in the long term”, Jiménez concluded.
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Gasoline-Scented Water in Canadian Indigenous Communities
The authorities of the Canadian Territory of Nunavut (close to Greenland) have declared a state of emergency in Iqaluit, its capital, on Thursday. The reason is that this town, inhabited mainly by members of the Inuit people, is experiencing...
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Costa Rica is in the Top 15 Countries with the Cleanest Air
Costa Rica ranks 14th among the countries with the cleanest air, reveals IQAir's 2020 World Air Quality Report, published this year.The concentration of suspended particles or particulate matter in the air we breathe is 8.2 micrograms per cubic meter....
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Green Fund Grants US$ 174.3 Million to Central American Dry Corridor
The Green Climate Fund granted the so-called Central American Dry Corridor US $ 174.3 million that will be used to increase the capacity to adapt to the effects of the climate crisis, an official source reported this Thursday.The Central...
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95% of Current Oceanic Climates Might Disappear by 2100
Although coral reefs occupy less than 1% of the ocean floor, they are home to 25% of all known marine species. Canada, the second largest country in territory in the world, is surrounded by 3 oceans, all of them...
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A Huge Underground Tree of Hot Stone Is Rising Magma To The Earth’s Surface
Deep in the Earth's mantle, branching columns of hot material are lifting magma to the surface. They are the mantle plumes, which allow us to anticipate where the oceans will open and what parts of the planet will be...
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Climate Change: The Worrisome Rise In Days Over 50 °C
The number of days of extreme heat per year, when temperatures reach 50 °C, have doubled since 1980, according to a BBC study. Those temperatures are also being recorded in more and more areas of the world, posing an...
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Raíces Program Promotes Indigenous Tourism Ventures in Costa Rica
The Raíces Program in Costa Rica, in its three editions, has graduated 35 ventures, including an ancestral ecological sanctuary,...