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

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

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...

Glacial outburst flooding from the Mendenhall Glacier in 2024 impacted hundreds of homes in Juneau, prompting the development of the Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard.

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

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, ...

Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...

Residents in the city's flood zone have been urged to leave the area as water has started escaping the ice dam.

City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...

For three years in a row, Juneau has had unprecedented flooding in August from a melting glacier. This year, officials built a levee to protect the city. It seems to have helped, but it's temporary.

Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.