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The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...
A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in ...
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
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.
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
Newly installed river barriers held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage in Alaska’s capital city ...
Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the Mendenhall River into areas in the region, which is expected to cause major ...
N ew sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska's capital city held back record levels of flooding and ...