In 1931, China suffered a catastrophic Flood that claimed millions of lives.
Courtney describes how the ecological and economic effects of the 1931 Flood pulse caused widespread famine and epidemics.
Regular inundation had long been an integral feature of the ecology and culture of the middle Yangzi, yet by the modern era floods had become humanitarian catastrophes.
Rather, it was created by an interaction between the environment and society.
This was neither a natural nor human-made disaster.
In 1931, China suffered a catastrophic Flood that claimed millions of lives