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For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
Six homes sustained damage considered major, according to early assessments that also found repairs to a damaged bridge will ...
Residents in Alaska have been warned to evacuate as snowmelt from the Mendenhall Glacier, which is about 12 miles from Juneau ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
KTOO’s Alix Soliman is part of the team reporting on this year’s glacial outburst flood. She spoke to Alaska Public Media's ...
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
The NWS in Juneau issued a flood warning for parts of the area around the Mendenhall River. A "crest" is expected Wednesday ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
A 'glacial outburst' – a burst of water from a glacial lake – threatened to engulf residents of Juneau, Alaska.
Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.