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China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower

A record-breaking drought has caused some rivers in China – including parts of the Yangtze – to dry up, affecting hydropower, halting shipping, and forcing major companies to suspend operations.

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Global warming and illegal land reclamation add to severe floods in China

This summer, tens of millions of people across China have been affected by torrential rains that caused floods and landslides and battered cities and villages in dozens of provinces.

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