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New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.
USGS streamgages show flood conditions are now underway, with live cameras providing real-time views on the USGS HIVIS ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...
Residents in some parts of Juneau evacuated ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater after a huge upstream basin ...
A record-setting glacial outburst on Juneau's Mendenhall River this week inundated low-lying homes and damaged a road bridge, but the community avoided the kind of destruction seen last year, ...
Governor Dunleavy issues a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau due to a potential catastrophic flood from Suicide Basin.
Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major ...