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Alaska, Mendenhall Glacier

Alaska's capital sees record-breaking floods caused by melting glacier

Some Juneau residents have been urged to evacuate as Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater. NBC News' Chase Cain explains the role climate change has in the event.

Sun Sentinel · 5h

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

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 downstream toward the capital city.

The Boston Globe · 6h

Floodwaters from a glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations

By Wednesday morning, the city reported water pooling on a handful of streets after seeping under newly erected barriers designed to protect riverfront homes.

Putin, Alaska and Donald Trump

NBC News · 1h

Trump speaks with European leaders ahead of Putin meeting in Alaska

During a meeting with President Trump, European leaders say they encouraged him not to make any sweeping peace deals with Russia’s President Putin without Ukraine in the room. President Trump said there would be “very serious consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the war in Ukraine after their meeting in Alaska.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Trump and Putin will meet at an Alaska military base long used to counter Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an ironic twist, President Donald Trump is set to discuss the war in Ukraine with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at a military base in Alaska that was crucial to countering the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War and still plays a role today.

The Denver Post · 6h

Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine is latest chapter in Alaska’s long history — and tension — with Russia

Sentiment toward Russia in Alaska has cooled since Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. The Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to suspend its three-decade-long sister city relationship with Magadan, Russia, and the Juneau Assembly sent its sister city of Vladivostok a letter expressing concern.

10hon MSN

Evacuation warnings intensify in Alaska's capital with record glacier-related flooding predicted

Alaska's capital of Juneau is bracing for what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream ...

3hon MSN

Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska is a reminder that the 49th state was once a Russian territory

An Alaskan former politician and Native rights activist explains how Alaska came to be American – and what that meant for the ...

DPA International on MSN3h

Berlin government says it will respond swiftly to Alaska summit

The European leaders' call with US President Donald Trump ahead of his upcoming Alaska summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin ...

2hon MSN

French president says Trump wants to achieve ceasefire at upcoming Alaska summit

French President Emmanuel Macron says U.S. President Donald Trump was “very clear” in a meeting with European leaders that ...

4hon MSN

Exclusive: US pharma tariffs likely weeks away as Trump plans for Alaska, sources say

The announcement by President Donald Trump's administration of the results of a probe into pharmaceutical imports and new ...

9hon MSN

In Alaska, is Putin offering peace or a trap?: ANALYSIS

Putin "plays with the desire of the U.S. administration to bring peace to Ukraine," Zahorodniuk said. "Putin wants to get the ...

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Live updates: Trump prepares for ‘listening exercise’ with Putin in Alaska on Friday

AM: Europe pushes hard to sway Trump before Alaska summit with Putin on Ukraine BRUSSELS — European leaders on Wednesday are seeking to impress upon President Donald Trump one key point before he ...

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