Panama Canal adds fees as climate change pinches ships FreightWaves


For over 100 years, the Panama Canal has been a staple of world trade, allowing cargo ships to avoid the long, tricky route around the southernmost tip of South America. Now things may have to change.

Panama Canal grapples with climate change threat BBC News


Panama Canal grapples with climate change threat. Global warming and changing weather patterns are affecting the water supply for one of the world's most important waterways, the Panama Canal, as.

Panama Canal water supply threatened by climate crisis Marketplace


Drought exacerbated by climate change in Central America has reduced traffic through the Panama Canal by 40%. Shipping through the Suez Canal, linking Europe to Asia, has also come to a near standstill as Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen escalate attacks on Red Sea cargo ships in what they say is a protest against Israel's military.

Drought hits Panama Canal shipping, highlights climate fears


FILE - A cargo ship sails toward the Pacific Ocean after moving though the Panama Canal, seen from Panama City, Aug. 3, 2023. The climate phenomenon known as El Niño — and not climate change — was a key factor driving low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal, scientists said Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

The urgency of climate adaptation Panama Canal limits naval transits amidst drought 🚢 AP


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.

The Panama Canal is running out of water WIRED UK


January 15, 2024, 8:00 AM. 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.

Climate Variability and The Panama Canal


Text. PANAMA CITY—The Panama Canal faces a creeping threat from climate change, including droughts so intense that ships sometimes reduce their cargo so as not to run aground, and giant storms.

A century of hard work on the Panama Canal Digital Journal


The climate phenomenon known as El Niño - and not climate change - was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday.

Panama Canal Tackles ClimateChange Puzzle Too Little Rainwater or Too Much WSJ


These lakes must supply 200 million liters (53 million gallons) of fresh water for each ship that transits the canal, water that is lost to the ocean. During the Panama Canal Authority's fiscal 2022 year more than 14,000 vessels transited the canal. This matters doubly because these lakes also supply drinking water to half of all Panamanians.

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Climate change could cut off the Panama Canal. Dirk Kaufmann. 05/29/2023. To see the economic consequences of global warming look no further than the Panama Canal. There, water levels are down.

Panama Canal prepares for the impact of climate events Autoridad del Canal de Panamá


The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday.. A team of international scientists found that El Nino — a natural warming of the central Pacific that changes weather worldwide — doubled the likelihood of the low precipitation Panama received during last.

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According to Armstrong, the Al Zubara would normally produce 7,841 metric tons of CO2 going through the Suez Canal. Now diverted around South Africa, it will emit 10,360 tons of CO2, at an.

The Panama Canal A shortcut for ships crossing the isthmus 2005 JAXA Earth Observation


A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, a drop that could cost them between $500 million and $700 million in 2024. (Jan. 18) Photos.. Canal authorities attributed the drought to the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change, and warned it was urgent for Panama to.

Climate Variability and The Panama Canal


Over the last year, as the region has suffered through what Paton calls a "rainfall deficit", passage through the Panama Canal has slowed and the queue of tankers waiting in the bay to pass.

Riviera News Content Hub Climate change comes for the Panama Canal


Panama Canal grapples with climate change threat. Global warming and changing weather patterns are affecting the water supply for one of the world's most important waterways, the Panama Canal, as.

Seasonal Drought Surcharges to Continue for Several Years, Says Panama Canal Chief WSJ


El Niño, rather than climate change, was the primary culprit behind a severe drought that is still having ripple effects throughout global supply chains, a new study found.. Why it matters: The conditions have significantly reduced ship traffic through the Panama Canal. The study's findings demonstrate that not every extreme weather or climate event is primarily tied to human-caused climate.