News
Juneau flood barriers and early warning prevent major damage, amid record-breaking glacial outburst
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers stacked along the Mendenhall River largely prevented flooding of the nearby residential area.
New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say
Officials say new sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Juneau, Alaska’s capital, have held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier released a massive amount of rainwater and snowmelt downstream.
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
8hon MSN
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
Meltwater from a glacial lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate ...
Fox Weather on MSN18h
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 ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback