À cause de la sécheresse au Panama, le transport maritime mondial au ralenti • FRANCE 24
Le Forum mondial de l'eau #commence aujourd'hui et se tient jusqu'au 25 mai à #bali À cette occasion, nous partons au Panama, et plus précisément au bord de son canal. Cet axe majeur du commerce maritime mondial subit depuis l’année dernière une baisse de ses ressources en eau à cause de la sécheresse qui frappe le pays.
Just got off the Falkirk Wheel and it's a great experience on an incredible bit of engineering. We were taken up, piloted along the aqueduct, turned around, and came back the same way. Smooth ride, barely even notice you're being lifted or lowered.
Heading back towards #Greenock through #Glasgow and we've got a sea day tomorrow before we reach the Shetlands.
At day's end, I tied up the boat near a Canal & River Trust service shack: water, elsan, toilets and shower.
A shower! 🚿
I hurried from the boat to the CRT building in only my shorts, T-shirt and shoes, towel and soap in hand. (These places lack clothes hooks, so fewer items is better.) They did have a wooden bench, and a disabled grab handle that I used as a towel rack.
Going through a flight of double locks, traditionally boats would be tied together to move more easily between locks.
You don't see it often because newer boaters don't know how, and —oh no— they'd have to talk about something other than the weather. It takes experience, trust and collaboration.
In the photo, one boat is crewed. It is steering both, using only one engine. The other boat crew is operating locks.
#PiłkaNożna Sposób pokazywania meczów piłkarskich przez #Canal+ prosi się o zmiany. Pokazywanie głównie szerokich planów z góry, gdzie piłkarze wyglądają jak mróweczki jest anachroniczne.
Uczyć się proszę od Premier League.
Living on a boat with a refillable water tank, I've learned to conserve water.
I wash daily but only shower once a week, because:
It's a waste to run lots of water over your body and then pump it overboard.
Human skin is great at keeping clean and oil-free without any help from Proctor & Gamble IF you let it recover from the chemical abuse of "body wash" etc.
Bolloré se moque ouvertement des députés, réfutant tout « management par la terreur » puis menaçant Maxime Saada, le président du directoire de Canal (son homme de paille en réalité): « Il vous a dit qu’il ne respectait pas toujours mes conseils, c’est un jeu dangereux. Je sais que les primes de fin d’années sont passées mais bon… », lâche le milliardaire, goguenard
One of those phone memories surfaced reminding us that a mere six years ago today we were in Damme in Belgium. This is the Damme Canal, built on the orders of Napoleon in order to move troops to the Netherlands without harassment from the British. It's a popular photo spot thanks to its straight line and rows of poplar trees along its length.
For months, a withering #drought has created major traffic jams at the #Panama#Canal.
The drought, which may have been exacerbated by climate change, has left the canal’s water levels lower than ever, forcing Panama to let fewer ships through.
The restrictions have led to #delays, increased shipping #costs, and uncertainty over the future of one of the world’s critical #trade chokepoints.