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If you’re wondering why it’s important enough to the global economy that it’s worth risking a world war to keep ships going through the Suez Canal, you should know:

The Panama Canal is barely functioning. Drought caused by #ClimateChange, and the same weather patterns that caused coral bleaching in Florida have made it impossible to maintain water levels in the system of locks that move ships over Panama

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/panama-canal-shipping-bottleneck-cargo-climate-drought/