Searing heatwaves swept across China's vast Yangtze River basin on Wednesday, hammering densely populated megacities from Shanghai on the coast to Chengdu deep in the heartlands. More than 90 red ...

Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial Yangtze River ... to continue in the Sichuan Basin and large parts of central China until August 26.

An official from the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) said at a Wednesday conference that the Yangtze River basin has had the lowest summer rainfall since 1961. In Southwest China's Chongqing ...

The ministry of water resources said in a notice on Wednesday that drought throughout the Yangtze river basin was “adversely ... Recommended China flash floods: 16 dead and 36 missing in Qinghai ...

China's efforts to clean up the Yangtze River show progress, with improved water quality and reduced pollution.

A new WWF study finds that many Yangtze River Basin lakes are shrinking dramatically and could dry up completely if measures aren’t taken to better conserve China’s longest river. Beijing - A new WWF ...

Drought is shrinking crops from the US Farm Belt to China’s Yangtze River basin, ratcheting up fears of global hunger and weighing on the outlook for inflation. The latest warning flare comes ...

SHANGHAI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - China has issued its first national ... protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river basin. The national 'yellow alert', issued late on Thursday ...

Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ... by researchers from the China University of Geosciences and the National University of Singapore, examined the ...

PfW special report 'Food in the Wetlands': Yangtze River Basin, China Features issues affecting local people in making the transition away from polder-based farming. EASING OUT POLDER-FARMING IN THE ...