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Changing Climate May Complicate Panama Canal Operations

Posted by: Nate Berg

3 March 2008 - 2:00pm

This report from NPR looks at how climate change may affect the future of the Panama Canal.

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"The Panama Canal is the shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. As the Earth's climate changes, the canal will face changes, too. It depends on rain, not seawater, to fill its locks, and changes in rainfall might mean the canal could run out of water."

Source: NPR, Mar 03, 2008
Full Story: Shallow Water Ahead for Panama Canal
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