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Watery Mess Parts of Alaska's state capital of Juneau flooded earlier this week after a melting glacier near the city and ...
Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.
Residents in some parts of Juneau evacuated ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater after a huge upstream basin ...
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
USGS streamgages show flood conditions are now underway, with live cameras providing real-time views on the USGS HIVIS ...
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
Residents in the city's flood zone have been urged to leave the area as water has started escaping the ice dam.
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
For three years in a row, Juneau has had unprecedented flooding in August from a melting glacier. This year, officials built a levee to protect the city. It seems to have helped, but it's temporary.