The drought has already had a devastating effect on China’s most important river, which stretches an estimated 6,300 kilometers (3,900 miles) from the Tibetan plateau to the East China Sea near ...

The largest river in China and the third largest river in the world, the 6,300-kilometer-long Yangtze River plays an important role in China. The Yangtze River basin – with its fertile soil ...

Item 1 of 13 A tree trunk lies on the dried-up riverbed of the Jialing river, a tributary of the Yangtze, that is approaching record-low water levels in Chongqing, China, August 18, 2022. REUTERS ...

That’s true, also, of inland ports along China’s mighty Yangtze River. Photos of the busy ports on the Yangtze River after China-US trade friction cools spotlight ...

To map this decline, researchers didn’t rely on modern surveys or fossil records. Instead, they sifted through 724 ancient poems. ... Landscape, Yangtze River, China, 2008.

China is suffering its worst drought on record as soaring temperatures dry up key parts of the Yangtze River, damaging crops and limiting drinking-water supplies in some central and southern ...

The finless porpoises used to live across the entire Yangtze River, which stretches from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea. Now, there are fewer than 1,800 individuals left in the wild.

The source of the Yangtze River lies to the west of Geladandong Mountain, the principal peak of the Tanggula Mountain chain in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, southwest of China. The river flows from ...

Designed for speeds of 350 km/h, the Chongtai Yangtze River Tunnel is the world's fastest underwater tunnel. It covers 14.25 km in total, including a 13.20-km-long shield section.

China warned it will face a “complex and severe” challenge to prevent floods over the coming week, with some of its major rivers under threat as the country entered the main season for ...