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City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
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 ...
USGS streamgages show flood conditions are now underway, with live cameras providing real-time views on the USGS HIVIS ...
Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by ...
The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
A warming climate is behind growing floods of glacier meltwater in Alaska’s capital. Scientists say it’s the new normal.