New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...

City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...

These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially ...

Officials in Alaska have advised residents to evacuate the state's capital city Wednesday as a melting glacier is expected to ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...

After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...

USGS streamgages show flood conditions are now underway, with live cameras providing real-time views on the USGS HIVIS ...