Damage, Flooding and a Missing Person as a National Rain Alert is Issued in Panama
The heavy rains affecting Panama have caused rivers to overflow and flood several provinces, leaving significant material damage and one person missing in Coclé. ...
ENVIRONMENT
Panama Rain and Electrical Activity Alerts Issued Until Tuesday
Panama's National Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology issued a warning this Saturday for rain and thunderstorms that will affect various regions of the country until next Tuesday. According to the report, the areas under...
‘Last Lands’ Travels to Former Panama Island Prison that Became a National Park
ABC News Live's original docuseries "Last Lands" season 2 moved to Panama for its second episode. The Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning...
Tropical Storm Melissa Forms in the Caribbean and Threatens Haiti as a Hurricane
Tropical Storm Melissa formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea, prompting heavy rain and wind warnings for Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica , the...
5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Felt in Panama: 6.2 in Costa Rica
Residents of Costa Rica were alarmed after a powerful earthquake of 6.2 magnitude, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica...
Panama Learns from Brazil How to Rid the Rivers and Mangroves of Tons of Trash and Become “Guardians of the Sea”
The "From the Mangrove to the Sea" project, carried out by the NGO Guardianes del Mar, unites environmentalists and traditional...
Tropical Wave Approaches Panama With a Huge Amount of Rain On the Way
The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) is monitoring a tropical wave located near the Windward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, whose path...
Authorities Rescue Several Wild Species Illegally Kept in Captivity in David Panama
During joint operations in the correction of David Sur, the authorities of MiAMBIENTE, the National Police and the Public Ministry...
Panama Will Host Eleven Environmental Summits and Forums until 2027 With Most of Them UN-Sponsored
From this October until 2027, Panama will host eleven environmental summits and forums, most of them organized by the UN...
A 29-Year-Old U.S. Female Has Become Costa Rica’s First Confirmed Case of Yellow Fever in Nearly 70 Years
Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the Flaviviridae RNA virus. Photo courtesy of the The World Health...
In Panama a River Overflows Causing Four Homes in Los Santos to Sustain Damages
The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) reported that response personnel arrived at the scene to provide assistance to affected families and conduct damage assessments. No injuries have been...
