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Residents in Alaska have been warned to evacuate as snowmelt from the Mendenhall Glacier, which is about 12 miles from Juneau ...
As of 7:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said that Suicide Basin is now full to capacity. Monitoring devices "continue to show indications of over-topping the ice dam with icebergs being pulled ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
A historic flood is unfolding in Juneau, Alaska, as massive water releases from Suicide Basin threaten to break all previous ...
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...
“What a difference a year makes,” she said. “There’s a lot of relief just driving around and instead of people depressed, sad … you saw people mowing their lawns, walking their dogs, kids playing, ...
This year, a giant wall of reinforced sandbags erected with the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held back the worst ...
The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...
An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau.
Current reports from the National Weather Service estimate the basin will be full Monday, but a release can happen at any ...
Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.
Forecasted flooding could break a record, which was set when the Mendenhall River crested at 15.99 feet in August 2024 ...