Costa Rica lies in one of the most vulnerable places on the planet. La Nacion San Jose Sunday, October 23, 2022 by Juan F. Lara.
Marco Solis was a small boy when his parents started the small Tamalera Flor de Aserrí business 25 years ago. He is 30 today.
La Flor de Aserrí is located near the Cañas River, the same river that last September 16 tore down walls, and firewood knockers and also flooded the kitchen. It was not so bad for them, since the fury of the downpours left 300 homeless and 170 houses damaged that day.
"The truth is that it rains harder now and in shorter periods, I had noticed. In Aserrí sometimes it rains and sometimes it doesn't, but now with so many tropical waves it is raining much harder and when it rains it is serious", Solis summed up.
In the last two months, Costa Rica has suffered an onslaught of landslides, floods, and waterspouts...
Are these disasters related to climate change? The answer is yes.
Costa Rica lies in one of the world's regions most vulnerable zone to extreme natural phenomena due to the impact of climate change. It is repeatedly affected by droughts, heavy rains, hurricanes, and the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon.
These conditions that generate emergencies and natural disasters will intensify, as warned by abundant scientific studies carried out by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Last July, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched the report "The State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021" which warns of the profound repercussions that these phenomena have on the civilian population.
"Increasing sea level rise and continued warming of the oceans are expected to continue to affect livelihoods, tourism, health, food, energy and water security in coastal areas, particularly in the small islands and Central American countries," reveals the publication.
Summary and free translation by Rafael A. Vilagut.
Marco Solis was a small boy when his parents started the small Tamalera Flor de Aserrí business 25 years ago. He is 30 today.
La Flor de Aserrí is located near the Cañas River, the same river that last September 16 tore down walls, and firewood knockers and also flooded the kitchen. It was not so bad for them, since the fury of the downpours left 300 homeless and 170 houses damaged that day.
"The truth is that it rains harder now and in shorter periods, I had noticed. In Aserrí sometimes it rains and sometimes it doesn't, but now with so many tropical waves it is raining much harder and when it rains it is serious", Solis summed up.
In the last two months, Costa Rica has suffered an onslaught of landslides, floods, and waterspouts...
Are these disasters related to climate change? The answer is yes.
Costa Rica lies in one of the world's regions most vulnerable zone to extreme natural phenomena due to the impact of climate change. It is repeatedly affected by droughts, heavy rains, hurricanes, and the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon.
These conditions that generate emergencies and natural disasters will intensify, as warned by abundant scientific studies carried out by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Last July, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched the report "The State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021" which warns of the profound repercussions that these phenomena have on the civilian population.
"Increasing sea level rise and continued warming of the oceans are expected to continue to affect livelihoods, tourism, health, food, energy and water security in coastal areas, particularly in the small islands and Central American countries," reveals the publication.
Summary and free translation by Rafael A. Vilagut.
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