China has had a particularly long and terrible history of flooding. In the last 2000 years, the Yangtze River has flooded more than 1000 times. But it is the Hwang Ho or "Yellow River" that has ...

The Three Gorges Dam in China is a structure so huge that it controls one of the world's most powerful rivers—and even ...

There is little relief in sight, and the Yangtze River is now above flood level, according to China’s Ministry of Water Resources. A few days ago, officials admitted that certain “peripheral ...

Chinese authorities issued more flood warnings for China’s Yangtze River on Friday, as heavy rains were forecast in provinces in the country’s south. At least 141 people have died or are ...

The Yangtze River Simulator, developed by the team of Xia Jun, a hydrologist at Wuhan University, China, is a tool for monitoring, simulation and analysis of flood control, power generation and ...

Here come the floods While lakes are shrinking, river flooding seems to be increasing. Floods have long been a part of the Yangtze’s history, but the 1990s saw some of the worst disasters. In the ...

The 1931 China Floods rank among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded. Heavy rain and unusually heavy snowmelt ...

Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and ...

As the first town along the Yangtze River's entry into Hunan province, Dongshan township exemplifies how balancing nature and economic development can forge a sustainable, prosperous future for ...

Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and ...