El Salvador, Panama Sound Alarm on El Niño-Fueled Drought
Honduras has put 80% of its territory on alert as record heat and drought damage crops and cut shipping through the Panama Canal, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Panama declared a state of emergency over the Nino climate phenomenon, following similar declarations by Honduras and Salvador amid severe drought conditions ravaging the region.
- Nino, which occurs on average every two to seven years, is intensifying this year and has fueled a severe drought ravaging harvests across Central America, sparking widespread fears of famine.
- Severe drought conditions have already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal, while all three countries broke their monthly temperature records in both June and July.
- Interior Minister Dinoska Montalvo said the declaration allows authorities "to be prepared for what may come with Nino." The agriculture ministry announced food assistance for rural families lacking irrigation systems.
- Several municipalities within the Central American Dry Corridor remain vulnerable to extreme weather events as the region faces record-breaking temperatures this year, intensifying long-term climate risks.
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According to Honduras, Panama and El Salvador have also declared drought alerts due to the drought caused by the climate phenomenon El Niño. Central America is currently suffering from extreme drought. Honduras had declared drought alerts for 80 percent of its territory last week due to the drought. Ship traffic through the Panama Canal also had to be restricted.Panama's Interior Minister Dinoska Montalvo said that the authorities must be prepar…
El Salvador, Panama sound alarm on El Niño-fueled drought
SAN SALVADOR — Panama on Tuesday became the latest Central American country, after Honduras and El Salvador, to declare an emergency over El Niño, which has already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal. Panama’s Interior Minister Dinoska Montalvo said the declaration will allow authorities “to be prepared for what may come with El Niño,” which has fueled a severe drought that is ravaging harvests and sparking fears of famine. …
El Niño is a natural phenomenon that returns every two to seven years. Surface waters in the centre and east of the equatorial Pacific Ocean are warming up, causing a warmer and drier climate in some places, and cooler and damper in others, and causing extreme weather events. It is in addition to the global warming of human origin and could contribute, according to experts, to make 2027 the warmest year ever recorded. In this context, the Panama…
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The droughts lead to the reduction of traffic in the interoceanic channel that crosses the country. The state of emergency was declared, to expedite administrative processes in case of extreme situations.
Central American countries declare state of emergency due to severe droughtPanama has become the third Central American country to declare a state of emergency due to drought caused by El Niño. Water shortages have already reduced the number of ships passing through the Panama Canal.
El Salvador and Peru are also in a difficult situation.
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