Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more ...

A Newsweek map shows where subsidence is sinking cities fastest, heightening the risk of flooding. A worker looks at a flooded area in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, on April 24.

The persistent heavy rainfall in the southern and southeastern parts of Southwest China's Guizhou Province since Monday has ...

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Sepat was a tropical depression in the North Pacific Ocean Thursday afternoon Japan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center ...

Northeastern China, Beijing and Hebei province have seen heavy rainfall, floods and landslides since the typhoon made landfall in southern Fujian province two weeks ago, leaving 15,000 people ...

Flood prevention standards in China are designed based on population scale, economic weight, and the location of important regional facilities. ... it could and should be shared with individual users, ...

Chemical pollution is the latest calamity as heavy rains continue to blanket the country with severe flooding. Flooding from torrential rains has washed more than 1,000 barrels of explosive chemicals ...

China is struck by floods and drought—at the same time A looming water crisis threatens everything from data centres to farms. ... (see map). In the south torrential rains are more common.

Almost all of China's medium and large cities are susceptible to floods. Some experts are promoting a solution called sponge cities — urban landscapes that are softer and meant to absorb more water.