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Ice dam at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater toward downstream homes

Flooding from the basin has become an annual concern, and in recent years has swept away houses and swamped hundreds of homes ...
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Floodwaters from glacier near Alaska's capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...

Major Warning Issued as 'Glacial Outburst' Threatens Record Flooding

Residents in Alaska have been warned to evacuate as snowmelt from the Mendenhall Glacier, which is about 12 miles from Juneau ...

‘Significantly less damage than last year’ Juneau flooding damage assessed

City Manager Katie Koester told Alaska’s News Source there was significantly less damage than last year and credited the ...
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Mendenhall Valley residents dry out as officials continue to assess flood damage

After the water receded from this week’s all-time record breaking glacial outburst flood, Mendenhall Valley residents spent ...
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Temporary flood barriers prove effective during flood event in Juneau

During the week of August 11, the Mendenhall Glacier released its yearly glacier lake outburst flood, also known as a ...

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 ...

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 ...