Artificial embankments are no longer used to stem flooding in the Yellow River. Since the early 1980s, the Chinese government has introduced a policy to conserve wild riverside vegetation, ...

On this day in 1938, the Yellow River experienced a major flood during the Second Sino-Japanese War when the Chinese Nationalist government deliberately destroyed the dikes along the river to halt ...

Freezing hazard can release a torrent of ice and water causing devastating flooding damaging communities, wildlife and ...

The mighty Yellow River has earned the name “China’s sorrow” for its tendency to flood, with devastating consequences, over the centuries. Now an international group of scientists say they ...

It assesses flood risks to people’s life and property in the lower Yellow River under different floodplain management modes. The research validates the model with real-world events and provides ...