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Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...
The Mendenhall Glacier — a thinning, retreating glacier that is a major tourist attraction in southeast Alaska — acts as a ...
An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in ...
Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...
Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning they ...
Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital ...
“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and ...
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 NWS in Juneau issued a flood warning for parts of the area around the Mendenhall River. A "crest" is expected Wednesday ...
Residents in the city's flood zone have been urged to leave the area as water has started escaping the ice dam.