What China's worst drought on record looks like - BBC
Summer rainfall in the Yangtze river basin is the lowest since records began in 1961, according to China's Ministry of Water Resources. Similarly, sustained regional heatwaves have also...
Quantifying the 2022 extreme drought in the Yangtze River Basin …
2024年2月1日 · In 2022, the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) experienced its most extreme drought event since 1961. Conducting a comprehensive assessment of this severe drought is crucial for understanding the entire drought process.
What China's worst drought on record looks like - BBC News
2022年8月24日 · Summer rainfall in the Yangtze river basin is the lowest since records began in 1961, according to China's Ministry of Water Resources. Similarly, sustained regional heatwaves have also...
Extreme characteristics and causes of the drought event in the …
2023年10月1日 · In the midsummer (July–August) of 2022, a severe drought event occurred in the whole Yangtze River Basin (YRB), China. During that period, the precipitation in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the YRB dropped over 40% less than the 1961–2021 climatic mean, which had never happened previously.
Was the 2022 drought in the Yangtze River Basin, China more
Was the 2022 drought in the Yangtze River Basin, China more severe than other typical drought events by considering the natural characteristics and the actual impacts? The Yangtze River Basin (YRB), China, experienced record-breaking multiple season droughts in 2022, but also other severe drought events in recent history.
Characterizing the drought events in Yangtze River basin via the ...
2024年4月1日 · As the largest basin in China, characterizing drought events in the Yangtze River basin (YRB) is of great significance for understanding the evolution pattern of water resources in the whole country. Recently, several researches have focused on the drought events in …
The 2022 extreme drought in the Yangtze River Basin: …
2022年12月5日 · At the peak of the drought on August 25th, drought-affected cropland area in the Yangtze River Basin reached around 4 million ha. Second, the drought has stressed urban and rural water supply. Little rainfall coupled with persistent heat waves has led to a water crisis.
Yangtze shrinks as China’s drought disrupts industry
2022年8月19日 · Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after the driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers shrunk to barely half its normal width and set off a scramble to contain damage to a weak economy in a politically sensitive year. (AP …
Yangtze shrinks as China's drought disrupts industry : NPR
2022年8月19日 · CHONGQING, China — Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after China's driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its normal width and set off a...
How Severe Was the 2022 Flash Drought in the Yangtze River …
2024年11月5日 · The temporal and spatial evolution of flash droughts over the Yangtze River Basin was analyzed, and the severity of the extreme flash drought in 2022 was assessed by comparing its characteristics and impacts with those of three typical dry years.