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    LZ Granderson: The Panama Canal is running dry. That's the US's fault and the US's problem

    A slight competition between transit and human consumption. That's how Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, an official with the Panama Canal Authority, described a possible water crunch in the region as a historic drought threatens the trade route he oversees. Although the canal connects two oceans, its operation depends upon fresh water from a nearby lake, which has been dwindling during a 20-year ...
    by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times Sep 20, 2023 3 minutes
    A ship is guided through the Panama Canal's Miraflores locks near Panama City on April 24, 2023.

    A slight competition between transit and human consumption.

    That's how Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, an official with the Panama Canal Authority, described a possible water crunch in the region as a historic drought threatens the trade route he oversees.

    Although the canal connects two oceans, its operation depends upon fresh water from a nearby lake, which has been dwindling during a 20-year drought. As a result, there is not as much water

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