Panama City, Sept 15, 2026 (AFP) - Panama Canal to cut maritime traffic again due to El Nino

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2026-09-15

The Panama Canal is planning further reductions to maritime traffic through the waterway after already slashing numbers due to the El Nino weather pattern, the canal's administrator said Monday. Panama has declared a nationwide emergency over El Nino, a phenomenon developing over the Pacific Ocean that is affecting worldwide weather patterns and pushing up global temperatures. These conditions have provoked a severe drought in Central America, wh......

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