O-Score proof
Costa Rica raised Corcovado's Sirena station limit to 366 visitors a day — about 63% above July and more than triple the 100-a-day technical limit — amid unresolved sewage questions
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 4 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). 6 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 9:10 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:apnews.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:apnews.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:apnews.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:reuters.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:reuters.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:reuters.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:reuters.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:wsj.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:wsj.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:wsj.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:cnn.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:cnn.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:cnn.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:cnn.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:cbsnews.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:npr.org" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:npr.org" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:npr.org" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:npr.org" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:npr.org" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:npr.org" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:npr.org" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Corcovado Sirena sewage site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Sirena station 366 visitors site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Corcovado visitors sewage site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 9:10 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Corcovado Sirena sewage”, “Costa Rica Constitutional Chamber Corcovado”, “Sirena station 366 visitors”, “Corcovado visitors sewage”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.