The increasing risk of energy droughts for hydropower in the Yangtze River basin

X Liu, X Yuan, F Ma, J Xia - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
To achieve carbon neutrality and the United Nations' sustainable development goals, the
energy system is transitioning to renewable energy. Hydropower is one of the main forms of …

The 2022 extreme drought in the Yangtze River Basin: Characteristics, causes and response strategies

M Ma, Y Qu, J Lyu, X Zhang, Z Su, H Gao, X Yang… - River, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An extreme drought occurred in the Yangtze River Basin in 2022, inflicting huge impacts
nationwide. To provide a reference for drought prevention and mitigation, this paper …

Projecting meteorological, hydrological and agricultural droughts for the Yangtze River basin

F Sun, A Mejia, P Zeng, Y Che - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Drought is a multifaceted natural hazard that occurs in virtually any component of the
hydrological cycle. Drought monitoring and prediction from multiple viewpoints are essential …

Responses of hydroelectricity generation to streamflow drought under climate change

X Zhao, G Huang, Y Li, C Lu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydropower is a key renewable energy source. It is widely developed worldwide to reduce
carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. Hydroelectric generation (HG) is highly …

Intensification of drought propagation over the Yangtze River basin under climate warming

F Ma, X Yuan, X Liu - International Journal of Climatology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The propagation from meteorological to hydrological drought is critical for better
understanding hydrological drought. However, how climate change would affect the drought …

Future changes in hydrological drought across the Yangtze River Basin: identification, spatial–temporal characteristics, and concurrent probability

J Yu, L Zou, J Xia, M Dou, H Liu, L Zuo - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrological droughts have caused greater damage due to climate change and rapid socio-
economic development. Exploring future hydrological drought variations is imperative for …

The patterns, magnitude, and drivers of unprecedented 2022 mega-drought in the Yangtze River Basin, China

Y Liu, S Yuan, Y Zhu, L Ren, R Chen… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Yangtze River Basin in China was hit by an unprecedented extreme drought in
2022. Such a record-breaking event is jointly driven by a few outlier factors and shows …

Analysis of impacts of climate change and human activities on hydrological drought: A case study in the Wei River Basin, China

L Zou, J Xia, D She - Water Resources Management, 2018 - Springer
Climate change and human activity are the two major drivers that can alter hydrological
cycle processes and influence the characteristics of hydrological drought in river basins. The …

Risk propagation from meteorological to hydrological droughts in a changing climate for main catchments in China

L GU, J CHEN, J YIN, Q GUO, H WANG… - Advances in Water …, 2021 - skxjz.nhri.cn
Global climate change has altered the spatial-temporal regimes of hydro-meteorological
variables. The impact of climate change on the risk transferability from meteorological to …

More severe hydrological drought events emerge at different warming levels over the Wudinghe watershed in northern China

Y Jiao, X Yuan - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2019 - hess.copernicus.org
Assessment of changes in hydrological droughts at specific warming levels is important for
an adaptive water resources management with consideration of the 2015 Paris Agreement …