AFP5 Sep, 2026 02:24 AM2 mins to readPanama has declared an emergency over El Nino, which raises surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and causes global changes in winds and rainfall as well as erratic weather conditions. Photo / Arnulfo Franco, AFP The Panama Canal on Friday began reducing the number of ships passing through because of a drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon.The Panama Canal Authority said low water levels in the two artificial lakes that feed the canal forced it to act.
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