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As Juneau residents and officials prepare to take on a potential third year of flooding, this new series takes stock of the ...
Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region ...
The Mendenhall Glacier on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) After nearly a decade, the U.S. Forest Service has finalized its plan to overhaul Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area.
The flooding is due to a break on Suicide Basin, a side basin on the Mendenhall Glacier, located about 12 miles north of Alaska's state capital. A glacial lake outburst flood occurs when a dam ...
The “Ice Limit 2011" sign shows the Mendenhall Glacier’s retreat on June 8, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. As the Mendenhall Glacier continues to recede, tourists are flooding into Juneau.
River flooding in Juneau, Alaska, over the weekend destroyed at least two structures. Local officials urged the public to stay away from the Mendenhall River. Photo: Instagram @twowildhearts/via ...
A glacial outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier began Monday, causing water levels to reach up to 16 feet in Juneau by Tuesday. The glacier's Suicide Basin began to peak on Aug. 1 after July ...
House collapses into flooded Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska Footage shows a house in Juneau, Alaska, collapsing into the Mendenhall River on Saturday, Aug. 5. (Credit: Sam Nolan/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) ...
Cruise ships are shown near downtown Juneau on June 7, along the Gastineau Channel, in Alaska. A record number of cruise ship passengers are expected this year in the city of about 30,000 people.
JUNEAU, Ala. -- City officials in Juneau, Alaska, have issued an emergency declaration as a glacier lake outburst flood wreaks havoc near the city, where structures have been destroyed, ABC News ...