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Melting Glacier in Alaska Floods State Capital

Watery Mess Parts of Alaska's state capital of Juneau flooded earlier this week after a melting glacier near the city and ...

As glacier thins upstream of Juneau, annual flooding is the new normal — for now

Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.

Temporary barriers spared Alaska’s capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

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

New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
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Some Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater

Residents in some parts of Juneau evacuated ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater after a huge upstream basin ...

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town. Since 2011, ...