Las autoridades de Costa Rica refuerzan las acciones preventivas frente al Fenómeno de El Niño con una serie de charlas informativas dirigidas a las regiones con mayor riesgo de afectación. El Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MINAE) y el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) organizaron siete encuentros en la zona del Pacífico Norte, donde se concentra la mayor exposición a los efectos climáticos adversos previstos para 2026.

Según los organizadores, las jornadas forman parte de la Estrategia Nacional Contingente 2026-2027 y buscan dotar de información actualizada tanto a productores agropecuarios como a representantes de comités locales de emergencia, municipalidades, asociaciones administradoras de acueductos (ASADAs) y otros actores comunales. El enfoque principal radica en la capacitación para la adaptación y la mitigación de impactos en sectores clave como la agricultura, la ganadería, la pesca y la acuicultura.

La meteoróloga Karina Hernández, coordinadora de la Comisión Consultiva Técnica del ENOS (COENOS), explicó que los encuentros permitieron abordar consultas de los participantes, aclarar conceptos y adquirir compromisos para el envío de información adicional, así como el acceso a los pronósticos climáticos mensuales más recientes. “En todas las etapas de las reuniones se atendieron consultas, se explicaron conceptos, se escucharon propuestas, se adquirió el compromiso de enviar información adicional y el acceso a la actualización de los pronósticos climáticos mensuales”, detalló Hernández.

Las primeras charlas se realizaron entre el 25 y el 29 de mayo en localidades seleccionadas de la región de Chorotega y el Pacífico Central. La mayoría de los asistentes se dedica a la ganadería, aunque también participaron productores de melón, arroz, maíz, apicultores, agricultores de naranja y mango, y representantes de sectores pesquero y acuícola. Los especialistas enfatizaron la importancia de la prevención y la adaptación en cada finca para minimizar los posibles daños.

Durante las sesiones, el Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) brindó una explicación detallada sobre el comportamiento actual del clima y las particularidades del Fenómeno de El Niño previsto para este ciclo. Los técnicos del MAG ofrecieron recomendaciones específicas para mitigar los efectos en el sector agropecuario, como la elaboración de ensilajes para alimentación animal, la gestión integral del recurso hídrico, la construcción de infraestructura verde para reducir las islas de calor en zonas urbanas y las medidas de hidratación para prevenir enfermedades en trabajadores.

En algunas de las charlas, personal del Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuicultura (INCOPESCA) expuso los posibles impactos sobre la pesca y la acuicultura, además de sugerencias para proteger la calidad del agua en los reservorios destinados al uso agropecuario. Entre las recomendaciones figura la cosecha de agua, el uso de alternativas para almacenar y oxigenar el recurso hídrico, la implementación de peces y sistemas de recirculación para evitar la proliferación de zancudos, así como la utilización de coberturas para reducir la evaporación.

Uno de los ejes destacados fue la asociatividad como mecanismo para acceder a recursos del Instituto de Desarrollo Rural (INDER), con el objetivo de fortalecer la infraestructura de almacenamiento de insumos como el ensilaje. Además, se insistió en la priorización del agua potable para el consumo humano ante la posibilidad de escasez.

La COENOS lleva a cabo sesiones extraordinarias mensuales desde marzo debido al incremento en la vigilancia del Fenómeno de El Niño. La información y la estrategia nacional pueden consultarse en la plataforma habilitada por la Comisión Nacional de Emergencias.

Las próximas actividades están previstas para Santa Bárbara de Heredia, Grecia, León Cortés, Tierra Blanca, San Ramón y Poás, ampliando así la cobertura de capacitación y prevención en todo el país.

“La labor conjunta entre instituciones y comunidades resulta fundamental para enfrentar los desafíos climáticos asociados al Fenómeno de El Niño”, remarcaron los organizadores en el cierre de la última jornada.

White House border czar Tom Homan erupted at critics of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Friday, recalling horrific scenes from his decades in border enforcement — including migrants he said were «baked to death» in a tractor-trailer — as he argued that secure borders save lives.

Homan used the graphic stories during remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., to push back on critics who have accused the Trump administration of being inhumane, arguing instead that tougher border enforcement saves lives by deterring migrants from making dangerous journeys controlled by cartels.

«I want to talk about why I’m pissed off this morning,» Homan told the crowd, arguing that media coverage has falsely portrayed Trump’s immigration policies as cruel or inhumane.

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«There’s nothing further from the truth,» Homan said. Rather, the border czar said critics have it backward, arguing that lax border enforcement creates the conditions for migrants to be exploited, assaulted or killed by smugglers and cartels. «What President Trump is doing is saving lives,» Homan told the crowd.

He then described one of the most graphic scenes he said he witnessed during his career in border enforcement.

«I’ve stood in the back of a tractor-trailer with 19 dead people at my feet,» Homan told the crowd at the Washington Hilton Friday morning, adding that the victims included a young boy and that they were found in their underwear while trying to escape extreme heat in the back of the truck.

«They all baked to death,» Homan said. «I got to that crime scene. They’re all in underwear, trying to get some relief from the 170 degree heat in the back of a steel truck with no air. Think of the way these people died.»

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Texas Department of Public Safety said about 50 illegal immigrants were found in a junkyard tractor trailer in Webb County and turned over to Border Patrol. Five adult males who initially exited the trailer were apprehended. (Texas DPS)

Homan also said he has spoken with young girls who were raped by cartel members while making the journey to the U.S. border.

«I’ve gotten on my knees to talk to little girls as young as 9 that were raped multiple times by members of a cartel,» Homan said.

«That’s what happens when you have an unsecured border,» he added. «Well, guess what? There’s no little 9-year-old girl right now that everybody’s getting on their knees and talking to. President Trump has closed the border down.»

Homan repeatedly defended Trump personally and politically, saying the president has delivered the «most secure border in the history of this nation» and arguing that the administration’s immigration crackdown is aimed at preventing more deaths, trafficking and cartel exploitation.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda has faced criticism from Democrats and immigrant-rights advocates. (Michael M. Santiago and Nathan Howard / Getty Images)

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«Secure borders save lives,» Homan said near the end of his remarks. «Secure borders protect our national security. No one’s done it better than President Trump. And we ain’t finished yet.»

The remarks came as the Trump administration continues to face criticism from Democrats and immigrant-rights advocates over its mass deportation push, expanded immigration enforcement and efforts to reverse Biden-era border policies. Homan, however, framed the crackdown as a moral necessity, saying the administration is making the country safer while reducing incentives for migrants to place themselves in the hands of criminal cartels.

Video captured a large emergency response after a small plane crashed into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper on Friday, prompting an immediate information blackout from Chinese authorities, The Associated Press reported.

Video and photos shared on social media appear to show the aircraft plummeting to the ground after smashing a large hole in the 108-story CITIC Tower, located in the Chinese capital’s business district. 

Police, fire and EMS workers were spotted at the scene preventing witnesses from taking photos and attempting to clear the area.

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A person working inside the high-rise said the plane crash triggered the building’s fire alarms. 

Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 indicated the aircraft was a Sunward SA 60L Aurora, which took off about 30 miles east of the city and crashed shortly before 6 p.m. local time. 

ADS-B data for the flight only includes a partial flight path and stops prior to the crash, according to air traffic data.

A hole is seen (R) on the side of the CITIC Tower in Beijing on June 26, 2026, after a reported plane crash. (Peter Catterall/AFP via Getty Images)

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The AP reported that photos and videos of the incident escaped the country’s «great firewall» and were circulated on social media platform X, though Chinese censors have removed content about the crash from the country’s restricted internet. 

No information has been released by government officials or state-run media, as of Friday afternoon.

Police personnel block the road near the CITIC Tower in Beijing on June 26, 2026. (Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images)

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The cause of the crash, identity of the pilot, and the number of casualties remain unclear.

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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