The 20th-century novelist Pearl S. Buck dubbed it "the wildest, wickedest river" for its murderous floods. So much of China's past lies on the Yangtze; now, a trip along the river also affords a ...

This map of the Yangtze River basin shows the major dams and the spawning grounds of the Chinese sturgeon. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

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 ...

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 ...

Floods, nature's relentless force, have sculpted civilizations, rewritten maps, and left scars that ... and unusually heavy ...

SHANGHAI--Water levels at China’s giant Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river are inching closer to ... double the seasonal average this year. The floods had caused nearly 180 billion yuan ...