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Watery Mess Parts of Alaska's state capital of Juneau flooded earlier this week after a melting glacier near the city and ...
Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by ...
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.
Officials in Alaska have advised residents to evacuate the state's capital city Wednesday as a melting glacier is expected to ...
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Juneau, the Mendenhall River crested at 16.65 feet – which now ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
A "glacial outburst" threatens major flooding in Alaska's capital city as a glacial lake flood phenomenon inundates the Mendenhall River.
Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major ...