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A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
The temporary levee the city installed along the Mendenhall River this year protected hundreds of homes nearby. But water ...
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...