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Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...
Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital ...
A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially ...
Officials in Alaska have advised residents to evacuate the state's capital city Wednesday as a melting glacier is expected to ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
USGS streamgages show flood conditions are now underway, with live cameras providing real-time views on the USGS HIVIS ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...