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Glacial outburst flood reaches record height in Juneau’s Mendenhall River
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The river is in major flood stage at 16.17 feet and rising, the agency said. That surpasses the record set last year of 15.99 feet.
A Juneau reporter explains the glacial outburst flood and why it keeps breaking records
KTOO’s Alix Soliman is part of the team reporting on this year’s glacial outburst flood. She spoke to Alaska Public Media's Casey Grove about it on Tuesday. Below is the transcript of an interview with Soliman on Alaska News Nightly. It has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
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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 ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
Juneau city officials are looking at everything from dams to explosives to keep Mendenhall Valley residents safe from future ...
DC National Guard troops posted near the Mall. FBI and DEA agents patrolling the city’s streets. How was President Donald ...
A large outburst can release some 15 billion gallons of water, according to the University of Alaska Southeast and Alaska ...
Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...
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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
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. Since 2011, ...
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