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Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
Recent flooding events around the country this summer have sparked concerns for communities in and near flood zones.
Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by ...
Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the ...
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster due to the "imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a glacier lake ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above Juneau. Since 2011, the NWS said Suicide Basin has released ...
Forecasted flooding could break a record, which was set when the Mendenhall River crested at 15.99 feet in August 2024 ...
The melting glacier is pouring water into a lake and river that runs through the state’s capital, threatening the area with historic flooding for the third straight year.