Governor Dunleavy issues a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau due to a potential catastrophic flood from Suicide Basin. Residents can apply for assistance starting August 14 through October 13.

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

Officials have advised that the flood threat from Suicide Basin has ended and waters have receded. Evacuated areas are now ...

University of Alaska Southeast environmental science professor Eran Hood recalled that it was a sunny summer day in 2011 when an unexpected and potentially perilous situation began to unfold. The ...

Above Juneau sits the so-called Suicide Basin. Evacuations underway as experts predict record-breaking floodwaters from ...

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 ...