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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
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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 ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
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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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Newspoint on MSNGlacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting 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 ...
Officials have advised that the flood threat from Suicide Basin has ended and waters have receded. Evacuated areas are now ...
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