A Potential Crisis on the Yangtze River. August 6, 2020. By: Dean Cheng. ... the flooding of the Yangtze will have enormous effects in China and ... but the likely financial effects of such a ...

Torrential rains have caused water levels at China’s massive Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River to once again rise to record levels, according to news reports Saturday. China has been hit ...

China's farmers and merchants should take advantage of new opportunities that could help mitigate some effects of the annual flooding behind the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. The ...

A drone view of flooded Hankou Jiangtan Park caused by heavy rains along the Yangtze river on July 13, 2020 in Wuhan, China. Getty Images China flooding causes delays of up to three weeks ...

WUHAN -- The Yangtze River, China's longest, is expected to hit its first flood peak this year soon, due to continuous rainfall upstream, authorities said Sunday.

A devastating Yangtze River flood in China in 2020 wasn’t supposed to happen, according to the norms of climate experienced in Asia. Summer flooding in the region often follows El Niño events, the ...

The system will provide flood forecasts along the river basin up to seven days in advance. The last major flooding of the Yangtze, in 1998, killed more than 3000 people and destroyed 5 million homes.

Increased summer monsoon rain along the Yangtze River basin is typically linked to strong El Niño conditions. In 2020, however, deadly flooding followed a weak El Niño winter.

Understanding the Forcing Mechanisms of the 1931 Summer Flood along the Yangtze River, the World’s Deadliest Flood on Record Article Publication Date 28-Aug-2023 ...

The upper reaches of the Yangtze River will be hit by more flooding, Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying said in a statement on the ministry’s website late on Friday.