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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world

Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...
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How Juneau Is Bracing for Its Most Dangerous Glacier Flood Yet

Don’t wait, Evacuate TONIGHT.” Those five ominous words flashed across Juneau’s official warnings this week, indicating what ...
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Juneau’s Suicide Basin overtops; Mendenhall residents get evacuation warning

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...

People Told to Leave as New Flood Record Predicted in Alaska

Recent flooding events around the country this summer have sparked concerns for communities in and near flood zones.

An Alaskan glacier is bursting. Can new barriers block the flood?

By Wednesday morning, the floodwaters racing down from what’s called Suicide Basin rose to record levels, faster than ...

A glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster

A wave of water that gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake and sent a river surging to a new record level is causing flooding ...
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Update: Mendenhall River crests, levels now falling

Update 9 a.m.: The National Weather Service reported in an 8:30 a.m. update that the Mendenhall River height was at 15.92 ...

Leaky Ice Dam Prompts Evacuations in Alaska as Record Floods Loom

A water basin in Alaska is overflowing its ice dam, the Mendenhall Glacier, and flooding the state capital, Juneau. Experts ...