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 ...

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 ...

Juneau’s flooded Mendenhall Valley is seen on Aug. 6, 2024. The waters pouring from an outburst flood at Mendenhall Glacier reached record levels, surpassing the record set by a similar glacial ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods.

This week, Alaska's Mendenhall glacier has flooded its accompanying river in Juneau, and city officials are calling it an "unprecedented" catastrophe. As CNN and other outlets report, more than ...

Elizabeth Wilkins and her partner Tom Schwartz were reunited with Leo 26 days after their home collapsed Aug. 5, 2023, into the swollen Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska. (Elizabeth Wilkins via AP) ...

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 ...