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Alaska capital Juneau dodges flood

Temporary barriers spared Alaska’s capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those who live along the picturesque river that winds from the nearby Mendenhall Glacier.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Alaska capital Juneau dodges flood as emergency barriers contain 'glacial outburst'

Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Alaska’s glacial flood hit Juneau. Its makeshift wall held.

These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a persistent summertime threat. This time, Alaska’s capital city fortified itself against the floodwaters.

Trump, Putin agree to meet in Alaska

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Trump says Putin won't 'mess around with me' as pair prepare for Ukraine talks in Alaska

The two leaders will meet in the US state later for the first time in six years - but Ukraine's Zelensky has not been invited.

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Alaska residents react to upcoming Trump-Putin meeting

Residents in Anchorage, Alaska, are getting ready for Friday's highly anticipated meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin. Residents spoke with NBC News about their feelings about the summit between the two leaders.

USA Today · 1d

Putin is set to meet Trump in Alaska. Is this Putin's first time in the U.S.?

President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russia's president Vladimir Putin in a military base in Anchorage, Alaska. The heads of state are set to meet on Friday, Aug. 15 to discuss the war in Ukraine,

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What do Alaskans make of the geopolitical circus arriving in their city?

Hanna Correa is amongst a sea of Alaskans waving Ukrainian flags on road leading into the capital city, Anchorage. "When I ...

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Trump and Putin are set to meet Friday afternoon in Anchorage. Its mayor says the summit can ‘showcase the city’

All eyes will be the Alaskan city that has provided a world stage for presidents and leaders in recent history ...

Floodwaters from a glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations

By Wednesday morning, the city reported water pooling on a handful of streets after seeping under newly erected barriers ...

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Secret Service rushes to Alaska city for Trump-Putin talks

The call to Beau Disbrow was unlike any the Anchorage realtor had ever received. His short-term rentals typically house ...

Alaska city manager reacts to major flooding threat from melting glacier

A melting glacier pushed the Mendenhall River to a record-high crest of more than 16 feet, prompting a major flood threat to ...

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Residents in Alaska’s capital city prepare for possible glacial flooding

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents and officials in Alaska’s capital city prepared Friday for the possibility of glacial ...

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Glacier lake outburst at Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier causes record-breaking flooding

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...

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Alaska’s Ukrainian Refugees Brace for Putin’s Arrival in Their Safe Harbor

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was not invited to the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, but 1,000 Ukrainian refugees ...

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Floodwaters from glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations

Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital ...

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Timelapse video captures dramatic rise of glacial lakes in Alaska that prompted floods

A "glacial outburst" threatens major flooding in Alaska's capital city as a glacial lake flood phenomenon inundates the ...

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