River changes flow in China

The Yellow River, seen here in the top image in 2001, and on the bottom in 2009, is the second-longest river in China, and the sixth-longest in the world. It has been the cradle of Chinese civilization, but frequent devastating floods have also earned it the name of "China's Sorrow."

Currently, the Yellow River ends in the Bohai Sea, yet its eastern terminus continues to oscillate from points north and south of the Shandong Peninsula. These images show the changes.