As global warming intensifies and populations continue to grow, the likelihood of extreme high-temperature events ... in moisture transport to the Yangtze River Basin, thereby weakening the ...

Now climate change is threatening to bring more droughts, floods and extreme weather events to the river basin, and dry up more of its lakes. It all adds to the challenges we’re tackling to help ...

An Asahi Shimbun reporter walked along the dry riverbed of the Yangtze River basin. The thermometer on his smartphone showed 42 degrees, exceeding the highest temperature ever recorded in Japan.

More information: Peng Yang et al, Wetland and habitat dynamics in the evolving landscape of the Middle Yangtze River Basin, Journal of Geographical Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s11442-025-2314-7 ...

The Yangtze River was so wide it could indeed be almost mistaken for a sea. But where has this brimming river gone? There are daily reports of drought along the Yangtze River basin. The Asahi ...