© 2024 KGOU
Colorful collared lizard a.k.a mountain boomer basking on a sandstone boulder
News and Music for Oklahoma
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Water worries in Panama extend beyond the canal

Published May 21, 2024 at 7:40 AM CDT
A cargo ships sail on Pacific side toward the Panama Canal in Panama City. (Arnulfo Franco/AP)
A cargo ships sail on Pacific side toward the Panama Canal in Panama City. (Arnulfo Franco/AP)

Last year’s low rainfall levels left the Panama Canal in some troubled water.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong visits this crucial global shipping route to learn how the lack of rain impacted it and communities at large in Panama.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2024 NPR

More News
Support nonprofit, public service journalism you trust. Give now.