Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin release, though high water inundated numerous areas.

It’s a complex topic, but we’re going to make sense of it. Juneau is under threat of flooding due to what’s known as a “glacial outburst,” and it’s happening more frequently due to rising rainfall and snowmelt.

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release water.