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Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.
The Mendenhall Glacier — a thinning, retreating glacier that is a major tourist attraction in southeast Alaska — acts as a ...
Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning they ...
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster due to the "imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a glacier lake ...
The National Weather Service has issued a warning as glacial water flows into the Mendenhall River.