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Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the ...
Officials say new sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Juneau, Alaska’s capital, have held back record levels of ...
The NWS in Juneau issued a flood warning for parts of the area around the Mendenhall River. A "crest" is expected Wednesday ...
Recent flooding events around the country this summer have sparked concerns for communities in and near flood zones.
A "glacial outburst" threatens major flooding in Alaska's capital city as a glacial lake flood phenomenon inundates the ...
The melting glacier is pouring water into a lake and river that runs through the state’s capital, threatening the area with ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacial lake is causing a river to surge to a record level and is threatening ...
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...