China’s Yangtze River is the longest in Eurasia and the ... has found that the average drought period is now two weeks longer than it was in 2000. In 2020, unusually heavy rains led to the ...

Droughts are a natural phenomenon that can have devastating effects on the environment. In recent years, severe droughts have ...

The study also showed that midday depression in photosynthesis increased by around 3% during the 2022 drought in the Yangtze River Basin, and that the seasonal peak of photosynthesis occurred ...

Colombian marine biologist Fernando Trujillo has spent a lifetime working with the endangered creatures, which offer a window ...

Photo: AP Drought has driven some of his neighbors to stop breeding ... A mountain shaped like a dog’s head rested on the ground next to the Yangtze River, its snout perched at the water’s edge. “It ...

Himalayan glaciers are not just frozen reservoirs of water; they are the lifeblood of South Asia. These colossal ice masses feed major river systems, including the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra, ...

Initially, increased meltwater boosts river flows, but as glaciers deplete, erratic water patterns emerge, alternating between excessive flooding and extreme drought. There are over 2.500 glacial ...

Regions like the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and northwestern China saw ... adding that the lack of rain worsened drought conditions in southern China. In the first three days ...

In places, the Loire could be crossed on foot; France’s longest river never flowed so slowly ... For example: China Drought Causes Yangtze to Dry Up, Sparking Shortage of Hydropower, The ...