Panama is running out of water. Each ship uses 50 million gallons of fresh water to go through the Panama Canal & 40 ships a day pass through. Why can't they divert
![Why does the Panama Canal have 1 set of locks (Gatun locks) at the Atlantic side and 2 sets (Pedro Miguel and Miraflores) at Pacific ocean side? Why not just 2 lock Why does the Panama Canal have 1 set of locks (Gatun locks) at the Atlantic side and 2 sets (Pedro Miguel and Miraflores) at Pacific ocean side? Why not just 2 lock](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-a1b5062ba9b0cbffcc36a57cba1b2bc2.webp)
Why does the Panama Canal have 1 set of locks (Gatun locks) at the Atlantic side and 2 sets (Pedro Miguel and Miraflores) at Pacific ocean side? Why not just 2 lock
![Infrastructure projects: Sacyr to claim up to €5.4 billion in Panama Canal cost overrun battle | Economy and Business | EL PAÍS English Infrastructure projects: Sacyr to claim up to €5.4 billion in Panama Canal cost overrun battle | Economy and Business | EL PAÍS English](https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/m6ofXkEpcWm4TdBjXbanR7e6780=/1200x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/JO2UWFE3XOK3GDMSFKFZXXWZFM.jpg)
Infrastructure projects: Sacyr to claim up to €5.4 billion in Panama Canal cost overrun battle | Economy and Business | EL PAÍS English
![The Panama Canal on X: "Take a look at this aerial photo with 2 Neopanamax container ships crossing the Cocoli locks at the same time. https://t.co/lyxlVsXfDW" / X The Panama Canal on X: "Take a look at this aerial photo with 2 Neopanamax container ships crossing the Cocoli locks at the same time. https://t.co/lyxlVsXfDW" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIF3HGGU0AAZEtK.jpg)