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Rain in January at the Karen Mogensen reserve
Rain in January at the Karen Mogensen reserve: is it an anomaly? In these early 2023 days, while we are analyzing the weather and climate data for 2022, we are also observing unusual storm activity in a period usually ascribed to the dry season. The question arises, is it a consequence of climate change or…
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Christmas bat census
We had the chance to participate in a bat monitoring activity at the Karen Mogensen Reserve, the Conteo Navideño de Murciélagos (Christmas bat census), which took place simultaneously in several parks and reserves of Costa Rica with researchers and students of the University of Costa Rica and some associations involved in Central American bat conservation.…
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Possible tropical cyclone towards Costa Rica
The latest bulletin from the National Hurricanes Center (NHC) indicates that the system has not yet been able to close its eye, and thus remains cyclone potential No. 2. However, NOAA claims its classification as a tropical storm may come that in any time, because it has strong bands of rain and strong winds near…