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Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
A video provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shows flooding in Juneau after a glacial ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...
Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...
The temporary levee the city installed along the Mendenhall River this year protected hundreds of homes nearby. But water ...
A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...
This week, a glacial outburst sent millions of gallons of water surging down the Mendenhall River that runs through Juneau, ...