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Topic: el-nino

A ship under tow in the locks of the Panama Canal
World
Friday, 8/21, 12:42 AM

Panama Canal cuts daily ship traffic as a record El Nino bears down

  • The Panama Canal Authority will cut daily transits twice next month as rainfall runs a third below normal and forecasters warn the developing El Nino could be the strongest on record.
  • One of the world's two great shipping shortcuts is rationing itself before the dry season even begins.

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