For Decades the Wind Has Been Key to Maintaining Panama's Most Important Maritime Route but 40 Years Later It Has Disappeared Due to an Unusual Phenomenon

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For at least four decades, the Gulf of Panama had a kind of natural routine. Every year, between January and April, the northern winds pushed the surface water and allowed deep, cold and nutrient-laden water to rise. But in 2025 that mechanism failed for the first time since modern records. And that’s not a small thing. The most likely explanation is in the wind. According to the study led by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Ins…