c/world · by return2ozma@lemmy.world · 6d

El Niño-Induced Drought Will Reduce Shipping Through Panama Canal

https://truthout.org/articles/el-nino-induced-drought-will-reduce-shipping-through-panama-canal/

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someguy3@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 6d (5 replies)

I wonder if the Nicaragua canal concept would float better.

*Wikipedia says:

the combined effect of climate change and poor water-management of the 2016 Panama Canal expansion has resulted in severe bottlenecks which are expected to be exacerbated by future drought conditions. With better water management, and the ability to accommodate dramatically larger vessels, the Nicaragua Canal could supplant other freight options over the next 50 years.

BeelzebubEiNukuKoskaan@piefed.social · 5 pts · 6d (2 replies)

"Climate change has made the Panama Canal unusable, should we do anything about it?"

"Yes, lets build a new canal, with blackjack and hookers!"

someguy3@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 5d (1 reply)

The ships must flow.

BeelzebubEiNukuKoskaan@piefed.social · 3 pts · 5d

They should make them flow downhill, that would save fuel

CyberSeeker@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 5d (1 reply)

Hence the Tehuantepec Interoceanic Corridor in Mexico, which is an overland rail project, but as with any mega project, is rife with its own problems with deforestation and displacement of indigenous peoples.

someguy3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 5d

Double handling (or is that triple? Quadruple?) is not ideal.