The Panama Canal Is Drying Up: What You Need To Know shorts

The Panama Canal is getting shallower than the life goals of a typical TikTok influencer. Okay, perhaps not that shallow…but a historic drought has been emptying the vital trade waterway since January, and the Panama Canal Authority says El Niño could exacerbate the situation. The lack of rainfall has forced the canal operator to lower the maximum depth of ships allowed through, threatening to snarl international commerce.

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