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A glacial flood was the biggest on record. But Juneau’s makeshift dirt wall held.
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a persistent summertime threat. This time, Alaska’s capital city fortified itself against the floodwaters.
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
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Juneau flood barriers and early warning prevent major damage, amid record-breaking glacial outburst
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...
Authorities are still taking stock of Mendenhall River flooding, but new temporary riverfront barriers appear to have staved ...
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