Charlie StrossJun 4, 2023

Panama Canal’s Continuing Draft Reductions Pose Threat to Trade

Buried lede: it's due to a drought reducing water availability for the locks. Cause is climate change. https://maritime-executive.com/article/panama-canal-s-continuing-draft-reductions-pose-threat-to-trade

Panama Canal’s Continuing Draft Reductions Pose Threat to Trade

Concern is growing that a significant climate event is unfolding at the Panama Canal, with the potential of impacting one of the world’s most importan...

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Show threadVery Human Robot
@cstross
The climate crisis doesn't look like Mad Max, it looks like this!
Jun 4, 2023 at 7:17pmWeb
Show threadTormod HalvorsenJun 5, 2023

@StompyRobot @cstross

It doesn't look like Mad Max YET, but damned if I dare to rule it out.

Show threadVery Human RobotJun 5, 2023

@airwhale @cstross
Well, TBF, some places DO look like that...

But crop failure and floods are much closer in time.