China is no stranger to extreme weather but recent years have seen the country whiplashed by severe floods, grinding droughts and record heat. Climate change driven by human-emitted greenhouse ...

About a dozen people have been reported killed in floods or rain-induced mudslides in recent days with the annual ... is expected to decrease in north China and regions between the Yellow River ...

QINGYUAN, China--Rescuers on boats in China’s flood-hit Guangdong province raced ... with rainfall in recent days two to three times more than what is normally seen at this time of the year.

A staggering $1.9 trillion in extra industrial lending is fueling a continued flood of exports that could be spread even ...

Floodwater destroys road and bridge in Wangmo, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 17, 2006. Heavy rainstorms hit Wangmo again, where flash floods have killed at least 52 people, with another ...

Extreme rainfall events can cause devastating floods, landslides, and widespread damage, yet predicting them remains a major challenge. While scientists often study how often and how intensely it ...

Recent “unprecedented” floods are not exceptional if we look further into the past, new research shows. A team of scientists – led by the University of Exeter – used geological palaeo ...