The 2022 extreme drought in the Yangtze River Basin: Characteristics, causes and response strategies
Miaomiao Ma,
Yanping Qu,
Juan Lyu,
Xuejun Zhang,
Zhicheng Su,
Hui Gao,
Xiaojing Yang,
Xixi Chen,
Tianliang Jiang,
Jiexiang Zhang,
Mengyan Shen,
Zhe Wang
Affiliations
Miaomiao Ma
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Yanping Qu
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Juan Lyu
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Xuejun Zhang
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Zhicheng Su
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Hui Gao
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Xiaojing Yang
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Xixi Chen
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Tianliang Jiang
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Jiexiang Zhang
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Mengyan Shen
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Zhe Wang
Department of Drought Mitigation and Policy Research, Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Beijing China
Abstract 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 presents a comprehensive analysis of the drought in the Yangtze River Basin in terms of its characteristics, causes, impacts, and response strategies. It concludes that this extreme drought stood out by its long duration, wide impact range, and severe intensity, as a combined result of abnormal high‐temperature weather and massive social water consumption. Serious impacts are observed in various fields of the economy, including agricultural irrigation, urban and rural water supply, power generation, and navigation. Finally, drought mitigation measures and effects are examined, and future drought response and mitigation strategies are proposed.
