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Juneau, Mendenhall Glacier and Flood

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

A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in parts of Juneau.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 10h

Juneau Avoids Disastrous Glacier Flood

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

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

Parts of Juneau brace for flooding from water slipping past Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier

Alaska, flood and Tree River

Anchorage Daily News · 5h

Flood threat over, Juneau residents return home after record-setting glacial outburst

Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin release, though high water inundated numerous areas.

The Associated Press on MSN · 21h

Threat over after Alaska's capital sees record glacier-related flooding as river tops 16.6 feet

Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier.

Yahoo · 8h

Watch: Tree floats down Mendenhall River after record flooding from glacial outburst in Alaska

A video shared from Juneau, Alaska, shows a tree flowing down the Mendenhall River during record flooding after a glacial outburst on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

Boise State Public Radio1h

How glacial flooding has caused destruction in Alaska for years

Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major ...

Juneau Empire46m

Unified Command switches from response to recovery in aftermath of flooding

At a Thursday morning press conference, the GLOF Unified Command team said they’ve officially begun recovery efforts ...

Juneau residents get all clear after glacial lake outburst sent debris-filled water rushing down Alaska river

The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...

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

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Sikkim Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60 meters) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time ...

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A glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...

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3 dead in historic rain and flash flooding in Tennessee, authorities say

At least three people have died after heavy rain and flash flooding lashed Chattanooga, Tennessee, overnight Tuesday and shut ...

Ice dam in Alaska releases historic amounts of floodwater toward downstream homes

Communities in Alaska have issued flood warnings and evacuations as the glacial release from Suicide Basin above Mendenhall ...

Anchorage Daily News2d

With a release imminent, scientists say the scale of flooding in the Mendenhall Valley is hard to predict.

Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...

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