
受聖嬰現象引發的乾旱影響,巴拿馬運河4日開始減少船隻通行量,預計9月中旬前日通行船隻將從36艘降至32艘。巴拿馬已宣布全國進入緊急狀態。
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聖嬰現象引發中美洲嚴重乾旱,導致巴拿馬運河供水湖泊水位偏低。
(中央社巴拿馬市4日綜合外電報導)巴拿馬運河今天開始減少船隻通行量,原因是聖嬰現象(El Nino)引發乾旱。
法新社報導,巴拿馬運河管理局(Panama Canal Authority)表示,為運河供水的兩座人工湖水位偏低,迫使他們採取行動。
巴拿馬運河連接大西洋與太平洋,每天允許通行的船隻數量將在9月中旬前逐步從36艘降至32艘。
巴拿馬已因聖嬰現象宣布全國進入緊急狀態。聖嬰現象是一種在太平洋上形成的氣候型態,會引發全球風向、大氣壓力及降雨變化,並推升全球氣溫。
今年聖嬰現象預計將是40年前開始有可比較紀錄以來最強烈。
儘管尚未達到高峰,中美洲已面臨嚴重乾旱,促使宏都拉斯和薩爾瓦多也宣布緊急狀態。
全球約5%海上貿易以及約40%美國貨櫃運輸量經由巴拿馬運河。
運河管理局早已實施其他節水措施,例如降低最大型船隻的最大吃水深度。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
每日通行船隻降至32艘
Very likely · Within weeks

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