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Juneau, Alaska and floods

As glacier thins upstream of Juneau, annual flooding is the new normal — for now

Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

Some Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially record surge of flooding toward parts of Juneau.

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.

Alaska, glacial outburst and emergency barriers

The Morning Call · 4h

New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier released a massive amount of rainwater and snowmelt downstream, officials said Wednesday.

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.

Boise State Public Radio · 22h

How glacial flooding has caused destruction in Alaska for years

Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major flooding at bay.

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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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A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau

A wave of water that gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake and sent a river surging to a new record level is causing flooding ...

Anchorage Daily News1d

Flood threat over, Juneau residents return home after record-setting glacial outburst

Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...

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Juneau residents urged to evacuate amid ‘imminent threat’ of glacial outburst flood

Residents of Alaska capital Juneau are being urged to evacuate amid an “imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a ...

Fox Weather on MSN1d

Juneau residents get all clear after glacial lake outburst sent debris-filled water rushing down Alaska river

The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...

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