Low Water in Panama Canal
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In Panama is too little rain. This has rules for the ship traffic. From the 3 September fewer ships may drive through the Panama Canal. First sinks the number to 34 ships per day. From mid September may only 32 ships through. Normally drive there every day 36 ships. The weather event El Nino is the cause. It cares for a strong dryness. In the lakes at the canal is too little water. The locks need very much water for the ships. Without enough water can the big ships not drive. The canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific. The wait times for the ships get longer now. Many firms must pay more money for a drive through. The canal is very important for the global trade. It saves the ships a long way around South America. Experts watch the weather and the water level now very closely.
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Definitions
- El Nino
- A natural weather event. There gets the water in the Pacific warmer. This changes the weather on the whole world and brings often dryness.
- Locks
- A building in a canal. It lifts or lowers ships to another water height.
- Pacific
- The biggest ocean on the earth. It lies between America, Asia and Australia.
- Atlantic
- The second biggest ocean of the earth. It lies between Europe, Africa and America.
Locations
- Panama Canal
- An artificial water road in Middle America. It connects two big seas.
- Panama
- A country in Middle America, in which the famous canal lies.
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