Flood in Yangtze River

Caption​​: ​The Yangtze River is a long river in China. It is the

third longest river in the world.The main stream flows through
11 provinces of Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing,
Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai. It is
injected into the East China Sea east of Chongming Island in
Shanghai, with a total length of 6397km. In 1998, the Yangtze
River experienced another full-scale flood since 1954. Since
mid-June, the Yangtze River flow has increased rapidly due to
heavy rains and heavy rains in Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake.
Affected by upstream water and tides, the tide level along the
Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province has exceeded the warning
level since June 25.
Flood in South-eastern China
Caption: In South-eastern China, rain season usually starts
from June to October. Because of it, the rain will cause flood
high prossibly. The annual precipitation in the South-eastern
China is mostly above 1000 mm. But every month precipitation
is different. Mainly concentrated in the summer half year, the
rainy season is shortened from south to north. Most floods in
China will occur in this area. Flooding in the Yangtze River is a
result of water and soil loss caused by deforestation in the
Yangtze River basin, and the direct consequences of land
reclamation and rivers in the middle and lower reaches of the
river. There are 400 million people living on both sides of the
Yangtze River. In the mid-1950s, the forest coverage rate in the
upper reaches of the Yangtze River was 22%. Due to the
continuous development of agricultural land, construction and
urbanization, 80% of the forests on both sides of the river were
cut down.
Rain in China
Caption​​: The monsoon affecting China's annual precipitation
is mainly the southeast monsoon from the Pacific Ocean in the
summer and the southwest monsoon from the Indian Ocean.
With the influence of the summer monsoon, the annual
precipitation decreases from the southeast coast to the northwest
inland. Generally, from Daxinganling to Yinshan to Helanshan
to Bayankala to Gangdese, China is divided into monsoon and
non-monsoon regions, which are consistent with precipitation
lines such as 400 mm. The southern part of China and the north
are bounded by the Qinling to the Huaihe River, and the
Qinling-Huaihe line is also a precipitation line of 800 mm. The
southeast coastal frontal rain brought early, retired late, and the
annual precipitation was more than 800 mm.