Residents in some parts of Juneau evacuated ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater after a huge upstream basin ...

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

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...

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.

People living in remote areas are in severe danger if action isn't taken quickly due to the melting of glaciers. According to the Times of India, the Chorabari glacier, in the Garhwal Himalayas in ...