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Juneau Empire on MSN5d

Suicide Basin reaches capacity; CBJ urges residents in inundation zone to prep for evacuation

The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...

Temporary barriers spared Alaska's capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...

Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier begins releasing floodwater, some residents urged to evacuate

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster due to the "imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a glacier lake ...
East Idaho News on MSN4d

A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It’s sending a surge of water downstream toward Juneau

A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacial lake is causing a river to surge to a record level and is threatening ...

Ice dam at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater toward downstream homes

The Mendenhall Glacier — a thinning, retreating glacier that is a major tourist attraction in southeast Alaska — acts as a ...
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Alaska on Alert: Suicide Basin Flood Threat Sparks Emergency Evacuations

A historic flood is unfolding in Juneau, Alaska, as massive water releases from Suicide Basin threaten to break all previous ...

Trump and Putin’s Ukraine Summit Meeting Isn’t the Only Scary Thing Happening in Alaska This Week

On Friday, the president is flying to the state of Alaska, which he likes to refer to as “Russia,” to meet with Vladimir ...
Anchorage Daily News5d

With a release imminent, scientists say the scale of flooding in the Mendenhall Valley is hard to predict.

Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...