'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain

Re:'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain by devilbunny on Monday June 24, 2024 @02:11PM (#40779074)

If they used ocean water, the canal would use a lot more power (and possibly would not have been economically feasible to operate). Plus, the population depends on Gatun Lake as its major source of drinking water.

Of course, during Project Plowshare, one proposal was to dig a new sea-level canal through Nicaragua with nuclear weapons instead of TNT.

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Re:'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain by gfarah on Monday June 24, 2024 @02:55PM (#40779438)

The Atrato-Truandó canal in Colombia would be a much better option. No nukes required.

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Re:'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain by devilbunny on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:18PM (#40782214)

I don't know about this, but looking at the terrain on Google Maps, the western end seems constrained by the hills. Can you fit Panamax-sized ships through that proposed waterway?

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