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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 glacial lake outburst sent debris-filled water rushing down the Mendenhall River on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Juneau braces as Suicide Basin fills again. Here's what experts know, and don't know, about glacial outburst flooding.
University of Alaska Southeast environmental science professor Eran Hood recalled that it was a sunny summer day in 2011 when an unexpected and potentially perilous situation began to unfold. The Mendenhall River,
Authorities are still taking stock of Mendenhall River flooding, but new temporary riverfront barriers appear to have staved ...
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...
A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...
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Suicide Basin reaches capacity; CBJ urges residents in inundation zone to prep for evacuation
The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...
The glacial release from Suicide Basin above Mendenhall Lake has begun. A flood warning is in place for Mendenhall Lake near ...
Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...
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