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Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...
A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacial lake is causing a river to surge to a record level and is threatening ...
The melting glacier was pouring water into a lake and river that runs through the state’s capital, threatening the area with ...
A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially ...
The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...
A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...
The department says it also plans to release the body-worn camera footage from the incident at the end of this month.
Despite a one day delay for most students due to flooding, Juneau School District staff reported it was a relatively normal ...
USGS streamgages show flood conditions are now underway, with live cameras providing real-time views on the USGS HIVIS ...
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...