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Tree floats down Mendenhall River

The Associated Press on MSN · 54m

Temporary barriers spared Alaska's capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those who live along the picturesque river that winds from the nearby Mendenhall Glacier.

Watch: Tree floats down Mendenhall River after record flooding from glacial outburst in Alaska

A video shared from Juneau, Alaska, shows a tree flowing down the Mendenhall River during record flooding after a glacial outburst on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Glacier lake outburst at Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier causes record-breaking flooding

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.

Fox Weather on MSN13h

Juneau residents get all clear after glacial lake outburst sent debris-filled water rushing down Alaska river

The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...

How glacial flooding has caused destruction in Alaska for years

Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major ...

Anchorage Daily News4d

Juneau braces as Suicide Basin fills again. Here’s what experts know, and don’t know, about glacier outburst flooding in the Mendenhall Valley.

Barriers have been installed where flooding damaged hundreds of homes last summer. With a release imminent, scientists say ...

Juneau city officials ask some residents to leave area as glacial flooding nears

The Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, Alaska’s most-visited tourist destination ... From there, water will surge into ...

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