How Close We Came to Losing the Panama Canal

Описание: The Panama Canal is one of the most important engineering achievements in the world but few people realize how close we came to losing it forever.
From deadly landslides and disease during construction to the alarming modern droughts threatening its water supply, the canal’s history is filled with disasters that nearly shut it down.

In this video, we uncover the untold engineering failures, life-threatening mistakes, and climate-driven crises that have pushed the Panama Canal to the brink of collapse over the last century.

What’s Inside This Video:

• How massive landslides in the Culebra Cut buried entire construction zones in minutes
• The French engineering failure that killed 22,000 workers and nearly abandoned the dream forever
• The deadly outbreaks of malaria and yellow fever that wiped out entire workforces
• The hidden cracks in the concrete locks that almost caused catastrophic structural failure
• How today’s severe droughts are reducing water levels in Gatun Lake and forcing the canal to limit ship traffic
• Why climate change could permanently reduce the canal’s capacity by up to 50%
• What engineers are doing now to save the canal for the future

The Panama Canal moves 6% of global maritime trade, making it one of the most critical infrastructure systems on Earth.
This is the shocking story of how close we came to losing it and why the threat isn’t over.