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  • Same Sun different effects

    Same Sun, different effects: comparing Costa Rica and Italy Zenith Sun: maximum energy, but not the whole story These days, at the “Italy–Costa Rica” Biological and Meteorological Station, we are in the period of the zenith Sun, when at noon the Sun is almost directly overhead. This is a typical condition of tropical regions and

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  • Meteoclimatic Report April 2026

    Costa Rica: rainy season still on hold, intense heat returns In the area of the Karen Mogensen Reserve and Montezuma, the rainy season had shown some early signals in recent weeks, but it has not yet started in a structured way. In fact, over the past few days, a return to more stable and very

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  • Meteoclimatic Report 2025

    Italia–Costa Rica Meteoclimatic and Biological StationKaren Mogensen Reserve Introduction This annual report summarizes the main meteoclimatic findings recorded during 2025 at the Italia–Costa Rica Meteoclimatic and Biological Station located within the Karen Mogensen Reserve, Costa Rica.Data collection in 2025 represents a particularly significant achievement: 359 days of data out of 365 are available, with only

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