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Juneau flood barriers and early warning prevent major damage, amid record-breaking glacial outburst

When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
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Glacial outburst flood reaches record height in Juneau’s Mendenhall River

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

New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say

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

Watch: Drone video shows flooding after glacial outburst in Juneau, Alaska

A video provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shows flooding in Juneau after a glacial ...
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Juneau's glacial outburst flood has crested, water levels now dropping

The flood reached a record-breaking crest of 16.65 feet at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Water continues to seep into Valley ...

Glacier-dammed lake begins to drain, threatening Juneau neighborhoods

A large outburst can release some 15 billion gallons of water, according to the University of Alaska Southeast and Alaska ...
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Juneau braces as Suicide Basin fills again. Here’s what experts know, and don’t know, about glacier outburst flooding in the Mendenhall Valley.

Barriers have been installed where flooding damaged hundreds of homes last summer. With a release imminent, scientists say ...

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

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. Since 2011, ...