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"What does a drought in Central America have to do with Australia’s cost of
living? Quite a lot, if the drought affects the Panama Canal.
The 425 square kilometre Gatun Lake was built in the early 1900s to store water
for the Panama Canal. Water is needed to float ships so they can navigate the
canal. Now drought has severely affected the lake’s water levels.
Because of this the Panama Canal Authority has had to cut the number of ships
using it. Hundreds of ships have queued up to wait their turn.
In June,
Newsweek magazine drew attention to a Canal Authority graph showing
the water levels in the lake dropping to unprecedented lows.
Water levels are now rising – but slowly. The Panama Control Authority says it
will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for a year."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
