An “unprecedented drought” is affecting the Panama Canal’s water supply and leading authorities to impose surcharges and weight limits on ships traversing the key global trade route ...

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. Visitors at the Panama Canal, the economic ...

From Somalia to mainland Europe, the past two years have seen some of the most ravaging droughts in recorded history, made ...

Panama Canal Drought Slows Cargo Traffic. By Mira Rojanasakul. Jan. 26, 2024. The lake that allows the Panama Canal to function recorded the lowest water level ever for the start of a dry season ...

The Panama Canal Authority reported a 29% drop in vessel transits during fiscal year 2024, with LNG and dry bulk shipments taking the biggest hit. But Ricaurte Vásquez, Administrator of the ...

Drought threatens Panama Canal and the global economy Karina Garcia, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá // March 31, 2025 // A cargo ship traverses the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in ...

Threatened by Climate Change, Panama Canal Has Big Plans to Deal With Drought By Marianna Parraga and Elida Moreno TRES HERMANAS, Panama (Reuters) - The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa ...

Now, the Panama Canal finds itself in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s expansionist agenda. ... In 2023 and 2024, an El-Niño-fueled drought pushed Lake Gatún to critical lows.

However, the drought in Central America has no longer-term solution. The US may want to take over the canal, but the decision won’t be cheap. More from ClimateCrisis 247 ...

Panama Canal Battles Ongoing Drought. By Marianna Parraga, Elida Moreno. December 12, 2024. The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama, home to hundreds of families that ...

The Panama Canal Authority reported a 29% drop in vessel transits during fiscal year 2024, with LNG and dry bulk shipments taking the biggest hit. But Ricaurte Vásquez, Administrator of the ...

After two years of record drought conditions amid a challenging El Nino weather system which decimated vessel transits, the Panama Canal is experiencing a trade rebound.. Ricaurte Vásquez ...