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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 ...
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...
The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...
Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of flooding as rainwater and ...
Officials in Alaska have advised residents to evacuate the state's capital city Wednesday as a melting glacier is expected to ...
A historic flood is unfolding in Juneau, Alaska, as massive water releases from Suicide Basin threaten to break all previous ...
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
Authorities are still taking stock of Mendenhall River flooding, but new temporary riverfront barriers appear to have staved ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...
The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...
Current reports from the National Weather Service estimate the basin will be full Monday, but a release can happen at any ...
Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the Mendenhall River into areas in the region, which is expected to cause major ...