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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 ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
Don’t wait, Evacuate TONIGHT.” Those five ominous words flashed across Juneau’s official warnings this week, indicating what ...
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...
Officials have advised that the flood threat from Suicide Basin has ended and waters have receded. Evacuated areas are now ...
Governor Dunleavy issues a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau due to a potential catastrophic flood from Suicide Basin. Residents can apply for assistance starting August 14 through October 13.