Is the Panama Canal Drying Up? Climate Change Strikes Again!

The Panama Canal faces its worst drought in a century due to climate change.

[{"selector":"#anim-139b2850-8e09-43fe-b8b8-7575a2d27be1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9379bcf-7c04-4b2d-b5ba-c38a94ff7d84","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d386e362-1860-4a12-85c0-9f2b4985aba1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bfaaeb87-de00-4af8-b7ac-a6731912879f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2758ff98-055e-41c9-8875-09ff2bfa061d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-00e3800e-ace9-4c79-82ca-6147a40ea5d9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -484.54869%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dda514ca-2024-4409-8790-546e191152bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a138489d-a0c9-4e13-994d-84e3a4cd8ea9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-939f1fea-988a-4f3a-8e81-483a2adc6451","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-91d7af0f-7a02-470c-9a30-9a4909939baa","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

Panama, historically one of the world's wettest regions, has seen increasing droughts.

[{"selector":"#anim-911634bc-a0a1-49af-a248-5df833d770a8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c205dd75-358e-47b9-940d-5769d77ea414","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2fc83928-d167-40ac-bfe4-2a75f963524c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e28598e-ce04-40cc-9e77-62db5d8f46af","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb5db800-4640-424f-832c-35d94f835c74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec43b77a-935a-4d5a-ab86-dbc3ebd69879","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39749dab-9a44-471e-8844-045f265f8370","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e194d4c-4a36-4d7f-a9ee-09d0afa280b6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -483.76745%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29a944f5-7738-48e4-ae10-4480dadb706b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-beb70aa7-a141-47d5-9cb8-e2bb58ea7adb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

The canal's operation relies heavily on vast water supplies, now dwindling.

[{"selector":"#anim-25eb525c-7abb-4a04-a180-ee95f90c84cc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83f16791-4968-43b8-9771-ac16b1d3142a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d750306-6d63-47b8-b8e6-016a4a0032ea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fee51899-21a0-475b-854c-bc45378af38e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5101863-2e78-41b7-9ddb-f313b4f30f8a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c356717b-ecfc-4f70-ba9b-2ad312217235","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb8814c7-c4ce-45ce-964f-f8313f363997","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-267f5475-b67a-48fd-8046-f3c4b8bf6027","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -484.54869%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca364718-6736-45c1-8678-00eb779bab57","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-985064de-799f-4754-9deb-f9f2fe61957f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

The canal handles 40% of U.S. container traffic, representing $270 billion annually.

[{"selector":"#anim-d7068289-c88b-41a3-a9dc-cbdd5e29a743","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c21ae3e3-39b8-413b-bb2e-7477b323391f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-98b81b62-d1e6-498b-a22e-6f82cf232530","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95bca7d4-d765-447a-b5be-b0e4df431bcc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-659ae169-8adc-40fc-9734-7a3ee3ede1dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40dc7405-022f-457c-b620-7a40dbd41fc0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39fd28d5-4cfc-4b2e-a816-598f3100acd0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90dfbfad-50c8-49ca-aa93-42aab9fcd40a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -484.54869%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ea7b25e1-910c-44ba-9adf-0a2444080836","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b50a071-c4e4-49e0-8831-2bc9048d43e4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

A similar disruption occurred when a ship blocked the Suez Canal two years ago.

[{"selector":"#anim-d8269775-e10a-4c65-8038-5090d794fe0d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b0f06d0-404c-41a5-b7c2-b1a5497dcbb0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-183ea64a-fd8a-4a14-bd07-e86d223b9ad2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5786ae5e-a081-406b-8ec9-7b168d12f291","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71d32f1c-01e4-48e3-8f51-0aeea9ae14f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f0fd2cbe-58fe-4616-922d-5ebcc4e4950d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5ae2ab2-86aa-4619-927c-f52c5649fedf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff64b343-1f16-4069-8a0e-1e728ca80eb2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -484.54869%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd5a418a-634b-4d1e-a0c0-39db2bee24e6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-629eb239-bc63-4da5-97ab-4ebfcfc4e349","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

At its peak, the canal requires over 50 million gallons of water daily.

[{"selector":"#anim-877e384b-ac70-4d33-8dcc-0dea3c389f77","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45a3eee8-41c0-4245-97b0-2e8236bb2e77","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7bcde3a-d0f2-459b-8ce6-79a907b0dab8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3233dd49-9fbc-43c6-898c-60bdafe8f0cb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff9bab0f-9e94-450a-ba9b-35733b9d9af8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7be09a4b-cee3-4590-9d18-e53d837ee569","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04494e1c-b7a4-4c48-acb3-eec0f00dae8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37505b73-2a42-430e-bb05-3577650d7eac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -441.70572%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f0c9784-391c-417c-8fe0-36e77271dee0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fec849ba-a0ee-4ce7-8752-b4bf0e7a95dd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

At its peak, the canal requires over 50 million gallons of water daily.

[{"selector":"#anim-a84dbb7d-51a0-4298-a039-996e8831f871","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45ae9e68-02ed-431d-bc87-2ecd1d4d1077","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-333aec08-7c76-4507-b096-02687f00c457","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7d147f1-92f9-4fdd-9d9f-2125135a095d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d4b6ed1-d106-44b6-92b9-0c174919c53b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2557e7f-8f58-4de3-9c36-3a357ef2592b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f6fc81e-f37c-45d9-b7d3-68b2cd565937","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b2ffc3e-ba12-49d1-b2ba-f4622d9efb4f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -441.70572%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b1780baf-129a-418e-9185-52534c751728","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9687ad7d-0c31-4812-a240-fb7d95ea3d7a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

The Panama Canal facilitates 3.5% of global trade.

[{"selector":"#anim-f08ae988-ff8f-4a59-aa16-291947db4ec6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de6b69eb-b116-4a5e-9b57-cef3875e24b2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f902df08-4bf7-4194-92a1-a3b5afe4f9df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f0dc9769-1acb-42fd-af04-6a81dc74ed9e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81588d22-0419-4ab1-af50-75a938d05d25","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ee3d27b-474c-449d-880e-bef3f1821e50","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3d380eae-f03c-45b2-a02b-068e2b7c37cf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-688e4cf4-c83a-4224-9a9a-b541f36b44ca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -569.36644%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-831b8256-cf8b-4468-a546-25c900e11fe0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c51b21c-2c32-4cc7-b360-d49c1e59b9fb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

Alternative routes like the Suez Canal are being considered due to delays.

[{"selector":"#anim-48103225-a38d-4277-8cae-767a06f5a4e3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a7c20122-a61a-483d-8887-ecb2fea7fedb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9dc9511-2445-4fc7-88a3-75a093be8b7f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74bb2368-7664-4234-9aa0-0678fdf3e57a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d96baf1-eb68-49ad-8a90-0641ae916bae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2f614d9-2cad-4b06-969a-9d1032c6660e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4a7c841-72b9-4d8e-a104-eb2b8cae3115","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed760c74-3d76-43db-93f8-705f5127718d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -484.54869%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d3eceee-5b7b-4401-b201-3f5b735f18d5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-be338033-4de7-4917-bbac-b20cd103b206","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

The canal's challenges highlight broader implications for global trade and economies.

[{"selector":"#anim-e8039113-034e-4f0f-a0d3-6e2ff0d03cf5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10cf4149-bba0-45c0-bfb1-fc69f0a64936","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.23877%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd2932a0-a59a-4b87-a53f-622665b8fee8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44b774a2-16b0-4052-84d4-d4f6fa9eff36","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.82042%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-018720b2-b557-437f-ae3d-525d003a879b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b1eb9f1-6d35-45a6-b498-c45773403e92","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -286.47756%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10d596f9-49fc-4b66-922a-398539f80c02","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-832b65d5-b749-4698-92aa-aa421402d068","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -484.54869%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-24083f6d-99ba-4b48-83b6-537c17c1b9a9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-905dba3a-f440-4dd1-93e7-4f2c4b211e98","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -4681.49004%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source- Google

Is the Panama Canal Drying Up? Climate Change Strikes Again!

The Panama Canal faces its worst drought in a century due to climate change.

Panama, historically one of the world's wettest regions, has seen increasing droughts.

The canal's operation relies heavily on vast water supplies, now dwindling.

The canal handles 40% of U.S. container traffic, representing $270 billion annually.

A similar disruption occurred when a ship blocked the Suez Canal two years ago.

At its peak, the canal requires over 50 million gallons of water daily.

At its peak, the canal requires over 50 million gallons of water daily.

The Panama Canal facilitates 3.5% of global trade.

Alternative routes like the Suez Canal are being considered due to delays.

The canal's challenges highlight broader implications for global trade and economies.

More Stories