The worst drought in more than a century has forced the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to reduce cargo limits, lowering the maximum allowable draft of ships passing through the inter-oceanic waterway beginning in September.   

There are some who think they have bad luck, or that God strikes us with natural phenomena from time to time, as part of Chile’s “crazy geography.” But there is another, “less theological,” explanation, and such natural disasters could be avoided if Chileans take appropriate action. 

The crisis of the water supply for São Paulo continues to be quite serious, though little publicized. 

Activists are demanding action to control the massive depletion of nature reserves, while the government says there is no illegal activity.