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Temporary barriers spared Alaska’s capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

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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Alaska glacier tours before summer ends

Explore Alaska’s glaciers this late summer. Hike, cruise, train, or helicopter onto iconic ice fields in one unforgettable ...

Ice dam at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater toward downstream homes

After warning residents to prepare to evacuate, Alaska officials confirmed water from the ice dam was flowing downstream, ...

A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It could send a wave of water downstream toward Juneau

A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacier is threatening significant, potentially record-breaking flooding in Juneau ...

Some Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater

The Mendenhall Glacier — a thinning, retreating glacier that is a major tourist attraction in southeast Alaska — acts as a ...

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
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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 ...
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Mendenhall River hits record rise as Juneau residents brace for crest of glacial flooding

Officials say new barriers are holding, making for far less damage than during last year’s destructive glacial outburst from ...