Panama Canal Prepares for the Threat of a Potential El Niño Phenomenon This 2026

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The Panama Canal, which accounts for between 3% and 6% of international trade, is already taking action against the threat this year of a powerful El Niño phenomenon, associated with droughts that can seriously affect the water sources of this navigable passage, the only freshwater phenomenon in the world.

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The administration of this interoceanic commercial route has initiated preventive actions in the face of the possible intensification of the climate phenomenon known as El Niño, which could cause droughts and low water levels in the Gatún and Alhajuela lakes, crucial for the operation of the canal, which was affected by this reason in 2023 and 2024.