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A glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
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With a release imminent, scientists say the scale of flooding in the Mendenhall Valley is hard to predict.

Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...

Alaskan River Reaches Record High From Melting Glacier

An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau.
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Barriers Prevent Severe Flooding in Alaska Capital After Glacier Outburst

Newly installed river barriers held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage in Alaska’s capital city ...

Juneau braces as Suicide Basin fills again. Here's what experts know, and don't know, about glacial outburst flooding.

University of Alaska Southeast environmental science professor Eran Hood recalled that it was a sunny summer day in 2011 when an unexpected and potentially perilous situation began to unfold. The ...
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Suicide Basin reaches capacity; CBJ urges residents in inundation zone to prep for evacuation

The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...

"Glacial outburst" flooding threat prompts disaster declaration in Alaska

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster due to what he called the "imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from ...

Flooding in Juneau could impact cruise travelers — what to know

A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...