When I was stationed there I remember the Canal Zone rooting out farming squatters to ensure the jungle environment remained stable to keep the rains. This should be the middle of the Panama rainy season now.
When were you there and which base?
Impossible. According to the authority on such matters, Saint Greta of Thunberg, the oceans are rising at an alarming level, hence the Panama Canal is overflowing its banks.
Isn’t one end higher than the other?
Isn’t that why they have locks?
Why doesn’t the higher ocean fill it? There’s lots of water in the ocean, no?
Years ago there was talk of a newer sea level canal.
But, but, but they said because of man made global warming the oceans are supposed to rise.🙄
The rainy season in Costa Rica is ending and rainfall is down about 15% from normal. Been dry on the Carib. side but very wet on the Pacific, we have had over a foot in October alone.
Why the Panama Canal is Dying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GI0zANA3S4&ab_channel=Looking4%28En%29
The Suez Canal Experience: Ship Transit Southbound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwdU2cYRbnM&ab_channel=ChiefMAKOi
Panama Canal uses fresh water; but, there’s not enough for the current volume of traffic. I wonder if they’ve considered pumping in salt water.
Not only that the melting ice caps should have provided plenty of sea water.