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The Panama Canal Needs More Water. The Solution Could Displace Thousands.
October 2nd, 2024
Via Grist, a report on how a proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio would bring much-needed water to the Panama Canal, but at a steep cost: Thousand-foot-long ships chug through the Panama Canal’s waters each day, over the submerged stumps of a forgotten forest and by the banks of a new one, its […]
Read more »To Save the Panama Canal From Drought, a Disruptive Fix
August 14th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on how – in the wake of a drought that hampered shipping – the Panama Canal’s overseers are eager to expand water storage. Climate change leaves them no choice. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales is a man obsessed with water. An app on his phone displays the fluctuating level […]
Read more »The Panama Canal Averts A Crisis For Now—But At A Cost To Drinking Water
March 21st, 2024
Courtesy of Phys.org, an article on the Panama Canal and its impact on drinking water: The Panama Canal has avoided the worst of a shipping crunch that threatened to upend the global economy—but at a cost to marine life and the Latin American country’s supplies of drinking water. After imposing strict limits on vessel traffic […]
Read more »The Panama Canal Is Running Dry
January 16th, 2024
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how drought is wreaking havoc on global shipping: For months, a withering drought has created major traffic jams at the Panama Canal. The drought, which may have been exacerbated by climate change, has left the canal’s water levels lower than ever, forcing Panama to let fewer ships through. The […]
Read more »Drought Disrupts the Panama Canal
November 18th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how low water levels – which have caused problems before for the Panama Canal – are becoming more frequent: The idea of the Panama Canal suffering from water shortages may seem counterintuitive considering that it spans just 50 miles between two oceans. However, the functioning of the canal’s lock […]
Read more »Climate Risks and Drought Loom Over Panama Canal, a Vital Global Trade Link
August 30th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how the lack of rain and changing weather patterns are slowing the ship traffic that moves goods around the world: Shallow waters, meet Christmas shopping. Drought, aggravated by the burning of fossil fuels, is slowing down the ship traffic that carries goods in and out of […]
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