Jared's Drought Saps the Panama Canal Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A portion of these extra costs will be passed on to consumers, already _________ by inflation.
  2. 4. In Panama, a lack of water has _______ canal operations in recent years.
  3. 6. which initially causes hotter and drier weather in Panama, but scientists believe that climate change may be ________ dry spells and raising temperatures in the region.
  4. 7. But a _______ has left the canal without enough water.
  5. 11. The canal authority is also limiting how far a ship’s hull can go below the water, known as its _____.
  6. 13. The canal ________ in July cut the average to 32 vessels.
  7. 14. The Problems at the Panama Canal, an engineering _____ that opened in 1914 and handles an estimated 5 percent of seaborne trade.
  8. 16. which initially causes hotter and drier weather in Panama, but scientists believe that climate change may be prolonging dry _____ and raising temperatures in the region.
  9. 19. This presents bulk shipping companies with an expensive ________.
  10. 20. in 2016, and that project was ______ by cost disputes.
Down
  1. 1. Mr. Kalleklev, the shipping executive, said his company decided in August to pay $400,000 in a special auction to move a ship ahead in the _____
  2. 3. Though Panama has an ________ climate that makes it one of the wettest countries.
  3. 5. _________ disruptions at the canal could stoke interest in building land routes in Mexico, Colombia and other countries that have coastlines on both oceans
  4. 8. But ships carrying bulk ________ generally don’t book passage.
  5. 9. is the latest example of how _______ parts of global supply chains can suddenly seize up.
  6. 10. In _______ terms, the canal can handle 38 transits per day, so 12 to 15 is a lot
  7. 12. domestic product which generates over 6 percent of Panama’s ____ _____________ ______.
  8. 15. which is used to raise and lower ships, forcing officials to slash the number of _______ they allow through
  9. 17. Reducing passages helps conserve water, because huge amounts are used up every time a ship goes through the _____ as it travels the 40 miles across Panama.
  10. 18. The canal’s board recently proposed building a new reservoir in the Indio River to _______ the water supply and increase traffic through the canal,