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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

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 ...
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As a mountain crumbled Sunday, Alaska experienced its largest landslide-caused tsunami in a decade

Seismic stations more than 600 miles away picked up the rumbling as a mountainside collapsed upon South Sawyer Glacier and ...

Alaska capital Juneau dodges flood as emergency barriers contain 'glacial outburst'

Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
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Temporary flood barriers prove effective during flood event in Juneau

During the week of August 11, the Mendenhall Glacier released its yearly glacier lake outburst flood, also known as a ...

A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau

A wave of water that gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake and sent a river surging to a new record level is causing flooding issues in the state capital of Juneau for the third consecutive August.
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Damage to low-lying homes and bridge reported in wake of Juneau’s record glacial outburst

Authorities are still taking stock of Mendenhall River flooding, but new temporary riverfront barriers appear to have staved ...
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Juneau residents get all clear after glacial lake outburst sent debris-filled water rushing down Alaska river

The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...