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9 daily Neopanamax slots and 25 Panamax slots will be available from September 3, 2026; Panamax slots will decrease to 23 from September 15 amid reduced precipitation in the Canal watershed.
Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (2026)
Autoridad del Canal de Panamá. (2026, 20 de agosto). Panama Canal adopts additional measures to address reduced precipitation in the Canal watershed. https://pancanal.com/en/panama-canal-adopts-additional-measures-to-address-reduced-precipitation-in-the-canal-watershed/
14.63 meters of maximum authorized draft is postponed until September 2, 2026, and the adjustment to 14.48 meters is postponed until October 1, based on Gatun Lake levels and weather projections.
Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (2026)
Autoridad del Canal de Panamá. (2026, 20 de agosto). Panama Canal adopts additional measures to address reduced precipitation in the Canal watershed. https://pancanal.com/en/panama-canal-adopts-additional-measures-to-address-reduced-precipitation-in-the-canal-watershed/
32 representatives comprise the indicative membership of Guyana's National Climate Change Committee, representing government, academia, non-governmental organizations, Indigenous peoples and the private sector.
National Climate Change Committee of Guyana, n.d., p. 2
National Climate Change Committee of Guyana. (n.d.). Strategic plan capacity building of the National Climate Change Committee of Guyana.
49% was the average rainfall deficit in July 2026 across the 13 historical monitoring stations in French Guiana; across 25 stations with more than 30 years of data, the deficit was 46%.
Météo-France Guyane (2026)
Météo-France Guyane. (2026, 4 août). Résumé mensuel du temps juillet 2026. https://meteofrance.gf/fr/climat/resume-mensuel-du-temps-juillet-2026
110 mm of average rainfall were recorded in French Guiana in July 2026, compared with a monthly normal of 262 mm; it was the driest July recorded since 1967.
Météo-France Guyane (2026)
Météo-France Guyane. (2026, 4 août). Résumé mensuel du temps juillet 2026. https://meteofrance.gf/fr/climat/resume-mensuel-du-temps-juillet-2026
0.8 °C above normal was the average temperature anomaly in French Guiana in July 2026, while maximum temperatures regularly exceeded 35 °C.
Météo-France Guyane (2026)
Météo-France Guyane. (2026, 4 août). Résumé mensuel du temps juillet 2026. https://meteofrance.gf/fr/climat/resume-mensuel-du-temps-juillet-2026
The entire U.S. Virgin Islands territory was classified in Extreme Drought (D3) as of July 21, 2026. Lack of rainfall was causing cracked soils, vegetation stress, depleted ponds, and water-access difficulties for residents and farmers.
National Integrated Drought Information System (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System. (2026, July 23). Drought update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-update-puerto-rico-and-us-virgin-islands-2026-07-23
Less than 20% of normal precipitation fell across southern and southwestern Puerto Rico during the 60 days preceding July 21, 2026, representing deficits of 3 to 6 inches. Most of the island received less than 60% of normal rainfall.
National Integrated Drought Information System (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System. (2026, July 23). Drought update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-update-puerto-rico-and-us-virgin-islands-2026-07-23
Three days per week was the water-rationing schedule for farmers in Puerto Rico's Southwest District in July 2026. Irrigation flow in Juana Díaz was reduced by approximately 5%, while streams in Patillas supplied only 25% of their normal flow.
National Integrated Drought Information System (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System. (2026, July 23). Drought update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-update-puerto-rico-and-us-virgin-islands-2026-07-23
Between 4.0 and 4.99 million people are expected to need humanitarian food assistance in Colombia during the projection period through January 2027 as the negative impacts of El Niño increasingly affect livelihoods. La Guajira and Chocó are expected to remain in Crisis, IPC Phase 3, due to weather shocks, localized insecurity, reduced production and income, and prices rising above general inflation.
FEWS NET (2026)
FEWS NET. (2026). Múltiples choques impulsan resultados de Crisis (Fase 3, CIF) en La Guajira y Chocó: Perspectiva de seguridad alimentaria, junio de 2026-enero de 2027. https://fews.net/es/latin-america-and-caribbean/colombia/perspectiva-de-seguridad-alimentaria/junio-2026
