Panama Canal cuts traffic amid El Niño
Reports indicate that the Panama Canal has started reducing the number of ships passing through due to lower water levels caused by the climate phenomenon "El Niño." The canal is gradually decreasing from 36 to 32 ships daily by mid-September. Panama has declared a state of emergency due to the phenomenon, which causes higher sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and leads to significant changes in wind patterns and rainfall worldwide, with expectations that it will be the most intense in four decades. Approximately 5% of global maritime trade passes through the canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the central region experiencing worsening drought.
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