epa10814048 Dozens of ships wait in the Pacific to transit in the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, 22 August 2023. About 130 ships, more than twice the number normally handled by the Panama Canal, are waiting to cross the waterway, many of them bulk carriers and gas carriers that could not make a reservation. The congestion stems from the lack of water due to the severe drought this year, when El Nino also arrived, which threatens to worsen the situation in the Central American country. EPA/Bienvenido Velasco
