Juneau’s flood wall is being rebuilt to withstand a glacial outburst flood 30% larger than last year
After the project cost skyrocketed, the Assembly voted to scale back the protection plan for this year’s flood. The Army ...
The temporary flood wall along the Mendenhall River just barely protected hundreds of homes from Juneau’s largest glacial ...
The National Weather Service has announced a special weather statement declaring that Suicide Basin in Juneau has reached capacity and is showing signs of over-topping. They note that in the past, it ...
Update Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.: The flood threat from Suicide Basin has ended, officials said Wednesday afternoon, and waters have receded. Evacuated areas are now open to residents only. Back Loop ...
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Juneau Avoids Disastrous Glacier Flood
Floodwaters from a glacial outburst poured through Juneau, Alaska, Wednesday, but the state’s capital seemed to have dodged catastrophic flooding that many officials feared. The Suicide Basin, ...
The National Weather Service has canceled the flood warning for Mendenhall Lake and River. Juneau’s second glacial outburst flood of the year crested Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at 9.6 feet. A second, ...
Emergency barriers installed through the Alaska capital city of Juneau appear to have successfully funneled floodwaters away from neighborhoods during a "glacial outburst" supercharged by climate ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release rainwater and snowmelt downstream, ...
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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, ...
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 ...
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