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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 ...
Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by ...
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the ...
Recent flooding events around the country this summer have sparked concerns for communities in and near flood zones.
The NWS in Juneau issued a flood warning for parts of the area around the Mendenhall River. A "crest" is expected Wednesday ...
A "glacial outburst" threatens major flooding in Alaska's capital city as a glacial lake flood phenomenon inundates the ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...