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https://www.dw.com/en/will-climate-change-cut-off-the-panama-canal-and-global-supply-chains/a-65761965 https://www.dw.com/en/will-climate-change-cut-off-the-pan
by p1mrx 3y ago
https://www.dw.com/en/will-climate-change-cut-off-the-panama-canal-and-global-supply-chains/a-65761965 https://www.dw.com/en/will-climate-change-cut-off-the-panama... discusses some possible solutions:
> solutions [...] include water-saving sluices that would collect freshwater in basins so it can be reused. To this end, possibilities are being examined to develop and exploit other water sources near the canal. The construction of reservoirs and saltwater desalination plants are also being considered.
There's also:
> The transport route from Asia through the Panama Canal to the US' east coast can be partially rerouted through the Suez Canal
whoops.
- cma256 3y ago"A canal on one side of the planet is broken? Just use the canal on the other side of the planet." I'm enjoying that sentiment very much. I wonder if there's a mileage breakdown of China -> US (around South America) versus China -> US (through the Suez Canal).
- djbusby 3y agoToday it might be China -> USA via Cape - which is a long way.
- biotopia 3y agoThis is going to speed up the export decline from China to US. In 2023, among key trading partners, exports to the U.S. led the decline, down 13% from the previous year. https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/China-s-annual-exports-drop-for-first-time-in-seven-years https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/China-s-annual-exports...
- Fatnino 3y agoVery roughly, it's the same distance from Hong Kong to New York through either Panama or Suez. Like if one raises transit tolls the ships can immediately chose to go through the other. But to directly answer your wish, this site does exactly what you want https://sea-distances.org/ https://sea-distances.org/