Drought, Climate Change Threaten Panama Canal
At a Glance Recurrent droughts have left the Panama Canal with less water than needed to operate normally.Water is also evaporating more quickly from the freshwater lakes that supply water to the canal. It takes tons of water to move ships through the locks of the Panama Canal. When there's not enough water, the canal's managers have to limit the amount of cargo ships can carry — even after a huge expansion in 2016 that allowed much larger ships to...