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Glacier lake outburst at Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier causes record-breaking flooding

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release water.

The Weather Channel on MSN · 18h

Some Juneau Residents Urged To Evacuate As Mendenhall Glacier Releases Floodwater

Residents in the city's flood zone have been urged to leave the area as water has started escaping the ice dam.

Phys.org on MSN · 13h

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world

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.

Fox Weather on MSN16h

Juneau residents get all clear after glacial lake outburst sent debris-filled water rushing down Alaska river

The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...

Alaska Public Media3d

Juneau’s Suicide Basin overtops; Mendenhall residents get evacuation warning

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...

Record flooding threatens Juneau as Mendenhall Glacier releases water

“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River,” Juneau officials said in a news release on Tuesday. Residents in ...

2don MSN

Homeowners warned of flood risk as lake starts to break through ice dam

Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning, they ...

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