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Alaska capital Juneau dodges flood

Associated Press News on MSN · 3h

Temporary barriers spared Alaska’s capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those who live along the picturesque river that winds from the nearby Mendenhall Glacier.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Alaska capital Juneau dodges flood as emergency barriers contain 'glacial outburst'

Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Alaska’s glacial flood hit Juneau. Its makeshift wall held.

These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a persistent summertime threat. This time, Alaska’s capital city fortified itself against the floodwaters.

Alaska, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

The Daily Beast on MSN · 14h

Alaska Mayor Reveals She Was Blindsided by Trump’s Visit With Putin

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance revealed she only learned about Donald Trump’s planned sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in her city the same way the world did—via social media. Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on The Source,

Anchorage Daily News · 8h

When Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska’s Ukrainians will be watching closely

The meeting feels personal to Ukrainian refugees in the city, with two world leaders expected to discuss the fate of a war they came here to escape.

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

Trump-Putin summit spotlights Alaska's strategic importance, vulnerability

WASHINGTON − The summit between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will focus on ending Putin's war in Ukraine, with Alaska's awesome beauty and vulnerabilities as its backdrop.

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Floodwaters from glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations

Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital ...

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Alaska city manager reacts to major flooding threat from melting glacier

A melting glacier pushed the Mendenhall River to a record-high crest of more than 16 feet, prompting a major flood threat to ...

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Secret Service rushes to Alaska city for Trump-Putin talks

The call to Beau Disbrow was unlike any the Anchorage realtor had ever received. His short-term rentals typically house ...

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Residents in Alaska's capital city prepare for possible glacial flooding

Residents and officials in Alaska's capital city prepared Friday for the possibility of glacial flooding that in past years ...

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Glacier lake outburst at Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier causes record-breaking flooding

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...

The Kyiv Independent on MSN2h

Russia's Lavrov arrives in Alaska ahead of Trump-Putin summit, Russian media reports

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Alexander Darchiev have arrived in Alaska ahead of ...

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Alaska’s Ukrainian Refugees Brace for Putin’s Arrival in Their Safe Harbor

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was not invited to the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, but 1,000 Ukrainian refugees ...

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Timelapse video captures dramatic rise of glacial lakes in Alaska that prompted floods

A "glacial outburst" threatens major flooding in Alaska's capital city as a glacial lake flood phenomenon inundates the ...

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