[Micro Video] Research found that the modern Yellow River water system was formed in 1.25 million years ago

After years of hard work, the research team of Lanzhou University's landform evolution and the new generation of environmental research team found that the modern Yellow River water has been formed before 1.25 million years ago. Related results have been published recently in the authoritative journal "Scientific Report" (English version).

The modern Yellow River is marked by the formation of the "several" bending and penetrating Sanmenxia. For a long time, the academic community has different views of the formation of the modern Yellow River system with 150,000 years ago, no later than 1.2 million years, and about 5 million years ago, and has a different understanding of the reasons for formation. After many years of research, Lanzhou University's landform evolution and new generation of environmental research teams have used the system's deposition science, ancient land magnetic year, and material analysis and other technical methods. form.

The Yellow River is the sixth largest river in the world, the second largest river in China, and the cradle of Chinese civilization. It is understood that the results of this study clarified the formation of the modern Yellow River system. It also provided an important reference for studying the rise of the Qinghai -Tibet Plateau, the changes in global climate, and the impact of the Yellow River on the ecological environment.

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