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Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
As of 7:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said that Suicide Basin is now full to capacity. Monitoring devices "continue to show indications of over-topping the ice dam with icebergs being pulled ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
A historic flood is unfolding in Juneau, Alaska, as massive water releases from Suicide Basin threaten to break all previous ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...
After cresting at a record-breaking 16.65 feet at 7:15 a.m., the Mendenhall River level is falling “very quickly” following ...
The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...
“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River,” Juneau officials said in a news release on Tuesday. Residents in ...
Current reports from the National Weather Service estimate the basin will be full Monday, but a release can happen at any ...