Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of flooding as rainwater and ...

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...

Juneau, Alaska is bracing for possibly catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release rainwater and snowmelt downstream, according to officials.

The Mendenhall River in Alaska was at “major flood” stage as of Wednesday morning, with additional water expected from an overflowing glacial lake.

The Mendenhall River crested and began dropping Wednesday morning as a glacial outburst sent billions of gallons of water coursing through one of the most populated parts of Juneau. Destruction this ...

Some Juneau residents in the flood zone heeded warnings and evacuated after water started escaping the glacier's ice dam on Tuesday.

“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River,” Juneau officials said in a news release on Tuesday. Residents in ...

Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of flooding as rainwater and ...