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Residents in some parts of Juneau evacuated ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater after a huge upstream basin ...
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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 ...
Glacial outburst flooding from the Mendenhall Glacier in 2024 impacted hundreds of homes in Juneau, prompting the development of the Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard.
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
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Barriers prevent severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town.
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
A 'glacial outburst' – a burst of water from a glacial lake – threatened to engulf residents of Juneau, Alaska.
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