Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...

A historic flood is unfolding in Juneau, Alaska, as massive water releases from Suicide Basin threaten to break all previous ...

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...

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 ...

Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a state disaster declaration as a result of the "imminent threat of catastrophic flooding ...

The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...

Forecasted flooding could break a record, which was set when the Mendenhall River crested at 15.99 feet in August 2024 ...

Current reports from the National Weather Service estimate the basin will be full Monday, but a release can happen at any ...

Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.