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

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“What a difference a year makes,” she said. “There’s a lot of relief just driving around and instead of people depressed, sad ...

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

Governor Dunleavy issues a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau due to a potential catastrophic flood from Suicide Basin.

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

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.

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

Newly installed river barriers held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage in Alaska’s capital city ...

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

What happens when a glacier becomes both a breathtaking landmark and a ticking time bomb? In Juneau, Alaska, that question is no longer theoretical. This week, the Mendenhall Glacier just 12 miles ...

What is known of Suicide Basin comes from a patchwork of people and organizations — each playing different roles. The U.S. Geological Survey maintains the gauges which measure water levels in the lake ...