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Barriers prevent severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier released a massive amount of rainwater and snowmelt downstream,

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Glacier lake outburst at Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier causes record-breaking flooding

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 water.

Boise State Public Radio · 5h

How glacial flooding has caused destruction in Alaska for years

Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major flooding at bay.

Fox Weather on MSN11h

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 ...

Anchorage Daily News4h

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 ...

How 'glacial outburst' flooding was averted in Alaska's capital city

A 'glacial outburst' – a burst of water from a glacial lake – threatened to engulf residents of Juneau, Alaska.

East Idaho News on MSN1d

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 ...

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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world

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, ...

Anchorage Daily News2d

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 ...

Alaska Native News3d

Governor Dunleavy Issues Disaster Declaration in Response to Imminent Glacial Flood Threat in Juneau

Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a State Disaster Declaration in response to an imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) linked to Suicide Basin, a side basin of ...

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