As the Yangtze River basin is in the grip of a severe drought with sizzling temperatures for more than two months and the lowest rainfall in six decades, many parts of the region, especially ...

The Yangtze basin provides about half of all the fish eaten in China, and two-thirds of the rice. Industries and farming there contribute as much as 40% of China's whole economy. This vast river – the ...

Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and human activities. A recent study investigated the spatiotemporal changes in ...

The Yangtze had dried up in parts as swaths of China battle drought and the nation’s worst heat waves in more than 60 years.

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.

China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river ...

The Three Gorges Region of the Yangtze River (TGR) in China has a unique geographical location, complex geomorphological features, and a fragile and sensitive climate. The Three Gorges Project, as ...

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 ...

Most were in the Yangtze basin, which spans nearly 2,000 km (1,200 miles). Shanghai, China’s commercial capital, issued its second red alert in four days, warning of temperatures exceeding 40 ...

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 ...

Water levels in the Yangtze River that flows through Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have declined due to a prolonged drought, revealing parts of the river bed, on August 17, 2022. Photo: VCG ...

More than 90 red alerts, the most severe in a three-rung warning system, were active across China as of 2:30 p.m. (0630 GMT), most of which in the Yangtze basin, which spans nearly 2,000 km (1,200 ...