Yantze River Reaches 5 Year Lows. Bottom Exposed
In the midst of my Yantgze report, I came across several articles that show just how exposed to the elements trade along the Yangtze is. Historically cycling between the two extremes of flood and drought, the Yangtze river level can fluctuate quite a bit. However, after a drought in the middle of the country, ships have begun to get stuck.
Yangtze River most thirsty in 50 years from CCTV and Riverbed Surfaces in Yangtze Wuhan Section from China Digital Times provide the details
The level of the Yangtze section in East China’s Anhui Province, has dropped from 9 meters to 1.3 meters and continues to fall by 3 centimeters a day.
This is the year that Wuhan’s Yangtze water level hit its historical low, 14.05 meters.
Nearly 20% of the river islands (sand bars) are new in the past five years.
Source: All Roads Lead To China
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