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Evacuations begin in Alaska's capital amid record glacial flood threat
JUNEAU, Alaska - Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the Mendenhall River and into communities across the region. "A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin,
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
A wave of water that gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake and sent a river surging to a new record level is causing flooding ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
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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 ...
The flood reached a record-breaking crest of 16.65 feet at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Water continues to seep into Valley ...
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.
Residents of Alaska capital Juneau are being urged to evacuate amid an “imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a ...
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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, ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
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