Since early 2023, the Republic of Panama has experienced one of the driest years on record. Precipitation from the area of the Panama Canal Watershed (PCW), source of 100% of the water used by the Panama Canal for its operations, was below average for all but one of the 8 months that make up Panama’s rainy season (May-December).
Latest analyses
- Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme
- Low water levels in Panama Canal due to increasing demand exacerbated by El Niño event
- Heavy precipitation hitting vulnerable communities in the UAE and Oman becoming an increasing threat as the climate warms
- Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change
- El Niño key driver of drought in highly vulnerable Southern African countries
Event type
Location
- Africa
- Arctic
- Asia
- Australasia
- Central America
- Europe
- Global
- Mediterranean
- North America
- Northern Asia
- South America