/----/ "Canal is dependent on fresh water sources that are drying up due to Climate Change."
Not fake climate change, but El Nino which happens every 5-7 years causing teh drought.
A solution:
"With a future crisis seeming inevitable, the canal authority is turning to a long-contemplated solution: Dam the neighboring RÃo Indio to create a new reservoir, which could be tapped to replenish the canal when the water levels drop, and dig a 5-mile-long tunnel to connect it to the canal. The idea effectively got the greenlight this summer when the Supreme Court struck down an old law, and in doing so, expanded the canal authority’s jurisdiction to include the RÃo Indio basin. In total, the project would likely take
six more years and $1.6 billion. Once the reservoir is built, RamÃrez told reporters, both locals and the canal will have all the water they need for another 50 years. " - Grist.com