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 ...

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

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 ...

According to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Juneau, the Mendenhall River crested at 16.65 feet – which now makes it the largest glacial lake outburst flooding event ever recorded.

These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a persistent summertime threat. This time, Alaska’s capital city fortified itself ...

Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.

A "glacial outburst" threatens major flooding in Alaska's capital city as a glacial lake flood phenomenon inundates the Mendenhall River.

A 'glacial outburst' – a burst of water from a glacial lake – threatened to engulf residents of Juneau, Alaska.