The Yangtze River, often referred to as the mother river of China, is vital to both ecological functions and the economic and social development of ...

Grist reports that climate change is loading rice—the beloved grain that feeds more than half of the world's ...

For the first time ever, biologists successfully rescued, rehabilitated, and reintroduced a Yangtze finless porpoise back ...

In 2024, the proportion of surface-water sections nationwide classified as having excellent water quality reached 90.4%.

Workers pump water from the Yangtze River for irrigation in Xingang Town, Fanchang District of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 23, 2022. High temperatures and the lack of rain in the ...

Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are believed to be 600 years old ...

As flood No. 2 hit the upper Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, China, saw its water level rise to over 544 feet on July 14. In response, the dam opened six floodgates, releasing ...

BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) - Rising water levels in the Yangtze River following intense rains in southern China have prompted eastern regions downstream to prepare for possible flooding.

BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Flooding is forecast to persist in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River over the next two weeks, China's Ministry of Water Resources said Friday.