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Residents in Alaska have been warned to evacuate as snowmelt from the Mendenhall Glacier, which is about 12 miles from Juneau ...
In response to the imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) originating from Suicide Basin, a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier, Governor Mike Dunleavy ...
This year, a giant wall of reinforced sandbags erected with the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held back the worst ...
Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.
Governor Dunleavy issues a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau due to a potential catastrophic flood from Suicide Basin.
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
Authorities are still taking stock of Mendenhall River flooding, but new temporary riverfront barriers appear to have staved ...
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...
A record-breaking glacier outburst flood slammed Alaska's capital this week. However, for the first time in years, most homes ...
As lawmakers began traveling to Juneau on Friday, some said they had already booked a flight out of Juneau for Saturday evening, while others were keeping their options open.
A man is dead and a woman is hospitalized in critical condition as a result of what police said is an attempted murder-suicide in Allegheny County.
The warnings from the National Weather Service alert residents in the area to be prepared to move immediately to higher ground and to avoid walking or driving through flood waters.