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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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Melting Glacier in Alaska Floods State Capital

Watery Mess Parts of Alaska's state capital of Juneau flooded earlier this week after a melting glacier near the city and ...

Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier begins releasing floodwater, some residents urged to evacuate

The NWS in Juneau issued a flood warning for parts of the area around the Mendenhall River. A "crest" is expected Wednesday ...

A glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster

A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacial lake is causing a river to surge to a record level and is threatening ...

Floodwaters from a glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations

By Wednesday morning, the city reported water pooling on a handful of streets after seeping under newly erected barriers ...

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 ...