Beijing, July 1, 2025 — A groundbreaking new study published in Nature Communications reveals that urbanization is not only transforming skylines but also quietly reshaping when, where, and how much it rains. The research, led by Professor Dawen Yang and Associate Professor Yuting Yang from Tsinghua University’s Department of Hydraulic Engineering, shows that urban expansion across the globe ...

Professor Di Long’s team from the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at Tsinghua University recently showcased their impactful research on the remote sensing of global surface water. The team successfully developed a deep-learning method for the spatiotemporal fusion of multi-source satellite data at a global scale, enabling continuous monthly monitoring of approximately 1.4 million lakes wor...

On April 17, the research team led by Professors YANG Dawen and YANG Yuting from the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at Tsinghua University published their latest study in Nature Communications, titled “Warming Leads to Both Earlier and Later Snowmelt Floods Over the Past 70 Years.” The study reveals that, over the past seven decades, climate warming has caused complex shifts in the timin...

On the afternoon of March 22, the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of Tsinghua University Weishan Irrigation District Ecological Hydrological Observation Station and the Seminar on the New Era Development of Irrigation District were held at the Conference and Reception Center in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. ZHANG Jianjun, Vice Mayor of Liaocheng City; FU Xudong, Secretary of the Part...

On February 8, 2025, LI Yuan, a doctoral student in the Department of Hydraulic Engineering, along with Wang Rui, Ma Hongbo, and Academician Zhang Jianmin, achieved innovative results in the field of research on the impact of groundwater level rise on earthquake liquefaction risk. This study is based on long-term groundwater level monitoring data and soil layer survey data. Taking Beijing as an...

On December 14, the Sixth Academic Conference for Young Scholars on Hydraulic Structures was held in Beijing. More than 300 delegates from more than 50 organizations attended the conference and discussed the latest research results and developments in the field of hydraulic structures.In the morning, Prof. ZHAO Jianshi, Vice Dean of School of Civil Engineering, and Prof. ZHOU Wei of School of W...