Tag: tsunami
Strong Currents in The Costa Rican Pacific After a Tsunami Caused by A Volcano...
A tsunami recorded on the island of Tonga, in the South Pacific, caused strong currents and unusual waves in different parts of the Costa Rican coast.
Playa del Coco Receives International Recognition as a Community Prepared for a Tsunami
The Playa del Coco community received the International Tsunami Readiness Recognition, which is a pilot program administered by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO...
More than 200 Coastal Communities in Costa Rica have Adequate Risk Management for a...
Following the presentation of the "Tsunami Risk Community Management Training Manual", some 200 coastal communities in Costa Rica will have a guide to prepare...
UNA Researcher among the 100 most Powerful Women in Central America
An advocate of communication and action in communities vulnerable to tsunamis, researcher Silvia Chacón is distinguished as one of the 100 most powerful women...
Natural Disasters: What to Do When They Appear
Natural disasters are rare biological situations where nature is forced to correct bio-structural errors by water, land, or wind. Before such events happen, some...
Nicaragua suspends tsunami alert after quake in Pacific Costa Rica
Nicaraguan authorities today suspended early warning of tsunami on the coasts of the Pacific Ocean that had been enacted after the quake measuring 7.6...
8.9 earthquake devastates Japan, Costa Rica on tsunami alert
Japan suffered the worst earthquake ever recorded followed by powerful aftershocks and a devastating 10-meter tsunami wave. Costa Rica on tsunami alert.
