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Some Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater
Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of flooding as rainwater and snowmelt in a huge basin dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier started to flow downstream toward the capital city.
The Suicide Basin, adjacent to the Mendenhall Glacier above Juneau, had been gushing water into the Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River since Tuesday. The National Weather Service said the Mendenhall ...
By Wednesday morning, the city reported water pooling on a handful of streets after seeping under newly erected barriers ...
Officials say new barriers are holding, making for far less damage than during last year’s destructive glacial outburst from ...
Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of flooding as rainwater and ...
The National Weather Service has issued a warning as glacial water flows into the Mendenhall River.
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