Water levels in Gatun Lake, the rainfall-fed principal reservoir that floats ships through the Panama Canal’s lock system, have “continued to decline to unprecedented levels for this time of ...

A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological ...

15, 1914, the Panama Canal was constructed ... roughly coinciding with the canal’s 100th anniversary, but was delayed by slow approvals for concrete to use in the locks, labor strikes and ...

Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to ... The canal transports ships through the Gatun Lake, some 26 meters (85 ft) above sea level, via a series of interconnecting locks.

(Reuters) - Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to ... via the canal compared to traveling through the Strait of Magellan off Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago that embraces southern Chile and ...

Latin American leaders rallied to Panama's defense ... Argentina. The canal transports ships through the Gatun Lake, some 26m above sea level, via a series of interconnecting locks.

Dis na becos water from di lake dey required to operate di canal locks. Howeva, di lack of water dey pose a problem for global trade. Di Panama Canal Authority also dey supply drinking water for ...

In 2023, drought conditions in Central America affected the Panama Canal. The canal relies on the nearby man-made Gatun Lake to operate its locks. Low water levels in the lake led the canal ...

Shipping prices have increased because of droughts last year affecting the canal locks, forcing Panama to drastically cut shipping traffic through the canal and raise rates to use it. Though the ...