After the project cost skyrocketed, the Assembly voted to scale back the protection plan for this year’s flood. The Army ...
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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, ...
The Mendenhall Valley flood barrier project in Juneau is about 45% complete as crews continue construction to protect homes ...
The temporary flood wall along the Mendenhall River just barely protected hundreds of homes from Juneau’s largest glacial ...
Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of flooding as rainwater and snowmelt in a huge basin dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier started to flow ...
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Barrier work for Mendenhall Glacial Outburst Flood project is 45% completed
The fortified, complete temporary flood barrier needs to be completed prior to July 15 ...
A long plume of moisture stretching from near Hawaii, a version of an atmospheric river known as the Pineapple Express, will target British Columbia and parts of Washington beginning this weekend and ...
The City and Borough of Juneau welcomed officials last week as they toured Mendenhall Valley to gain first-hand understanding of the annual threat of glacial lake outburst flooding. Assistant ...
Residents of southeastern Alaska, western British Columbia and western Washington should remain on alert for rounds of heavy rain into early week that will increase the risk of flooding and avalanches ...
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