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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 ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
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 ...
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Amazon S3 on MSNAlaska on Alert: Suicide Basin Flood Threat Sparks Emergency Evacuations
A historic flood is unfolding in Juneau, Alaska, as massive water releases from Suicide Basin threaten to break all previous ...
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 National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...
Authorities are still taking stock of Mendenhall River flooding, but new temporary riverfront barriers appear to have staved ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...
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Juneau Empire on MSNSuicide Basin reaches capacity; CBJ urges residents in inundation zone to prep for evacuation
The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...
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Juneau Empire on MSNWater levels falling ‘very quickly’ following Suicide Basin glacial outburst
After cresting at a record-breaking 16.65 feet at 7:15 a.m., the Mendenhall River level is falling “very quickly” following ...
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
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