I don’t recall experiencing any significant geohazards while growing up in Yangzhou. I asked my parents about this, they also only brought a few very mild earthquakes that they saw on the News since those earthquakes took place pretty far from where we live. This is consistent with the geological setting of Yangzhou: the city lies on a flat plain and sits on the stable eastern margin of the Yangtze Plate. It also remains distance with the East China Sea, which further reduces the danger of coastal hazards. However, during my search for Geohazard, I did come across a sinkhole that occurred on the morning of September 26, 2025, in Yangzhou’s western district which seems pretty relatable to me. As shown in the picture, the front half of a car fell into the collapsed section of the road. Local news attributed the incident to heavy rainfall. I actually recognize this particular road, it’s the one I used to take when riding home from school with my grandparents on their bikes.
“突发！扬州一路面塌陷，一辆汽车陷入，无人员伤亡.” 网易首页, 26 Sept. 2025, www.163.com/dy/article/KAD28V2S0530S6GI.html.
Kai He, Rong Huang, Yixian Xu, Shaoqian Hu, Penglong Wei, Crustal structures beneath the Northern Jiangsu Basin and its surrounding areas: implications for geothermal prospecting, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, Volume 19, Issue 3, June 2022, Pages 316–325, https://doi.org/10.1093/jge/gxac018
It's so interesting to think of a place without significant geohazards, especially with climate change increasing the intensity and danger of those events. I know there was a lot of talk about Duluth, MN, as being a place less affected by the drastic weather impacts of climate change. I wonder how the weather and geo-hazardous events in Yangzhou are affected by climate change. Thanks for sharing!
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