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For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...
Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.
Juneau city officials are looking at everything from dams to explosives to keep Mendenhall Valley residents safe from future ...
A 'glacial outburst' – a burst of water from a glacial lake – threatened to engulf residents of Juneau, Alaska.
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
The Mendenhall River reached an all-time high level on Wednesday, August 13, peaking at 16.6 feet, after a glacial outburst ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.