To accommodate high shares of variable renewables in an effort to address global climate change, the future power system would require significant enhancement in grid flexibility. This report highlights
<p>Eruptive activity at Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica) has escalated significantly since 2014, causing airport and school closures in the capital city of San José. Whether or not new magma is involved
Researchers developed an affordable way to monitor rivers and stream flow, 24/7, using open source products. Communities around the world are familiar with the devastation brought on by floods and droughts.
A new study by researchers at Stanford University shows the effects of deforestation and climate change are amplified into a one-two punch that pushes vulnerable rainforest species towards extinction,
Costa Rica becomes the 5th country in the world to approve the Sanofi Pasteur's tetravalent dengue vaccine after witnessing a 500% increase in dengue incidence in 2016 compared to last year's numbers.
This report looks at concrete results of green growth in Costa Rica, rather than listing policies and projects. It examines the root causes of under-performance, the synergies between the country’s economy
<p>Tropical mountain regions contain the main headwaters of important rivers in Central America. We selected 2 contrasting catchments located in a mountainous region to evaluate the precision of daily
Life on Earth is in trouble. That much we know. But how bad have things become – and how fast are events moving? How soon, indeed, before the Earth’s biological treasures are trashed, in what will be the
Costa Rica wants information from Nicaragua about the potential environmental impact of a planned $50 billion canal project that would rival the Panama Canal, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís
A Minnesota scientist in Costa Rica has discovered a new species of glass frog. Brian Kubicki said the small, semi-translucent specimen is delicate and "is a good indicator of the general health of
<p>Using the case of Costa Rica, this paper examines how 'carbon' became an identifiable problem for that state. We trace how, during the 1980s, rationalities of financialisation and security arose
