A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological upheaval.
The Panama Canal is experiencing its most extreme drought, significantly impacting global shipping, as reported by the New ...
Gatun Lake also supplies drinking water for parts of Panama. During droughts, locks in the canal recycle more water. This has slowly increased the salinity of the lake and has put the ...
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP ... decision was made in light of the current and projected water levels in Lake Gatun for the coming weeks. The ACP also announced an additional transit quota ...
Increased rainfall is helping to alleviate the severe drought conditions that had forced restrictions on ship passages through the Panama Canal ... rainfall at Gatún Lake, the principal water ...