A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...

A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in ...

Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...

Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...

When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...

These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...

Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...

A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacial lake is causing a river to surge to a record level and is threatening ...

The flood reached a record-breaking crest of 16.65 feet at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Water continues to seep into Valley ...

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning and initial Mendenhall River flood forecast of around 16.6 feet. That record peak is expected Wednesday afternoon.

For three years in a row, Juneau has had unprecedented flooding in August from a melting glacier. This year, officials built a levee to protect the city. It seems to have helped, but it's temporary.