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

Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...

Meltwater from a glacial lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate ...

Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital ...

On August 13, 2025, in Gulmit, Pakistan, @sunailqureshi shared a dramatic video of a glacier outburst flood. In the video, ...

A 'glacial outburst' – a burst of water from a glacial lake – threatened to engulf residents of Juneau, Alaska.

Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.

Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Juneau city officials are looking at everything from dams to explosives to keep Mendenhall Valley residents safe from future ...