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Juneau braces as Suicide Basin fills again. Here's what experts know, and don't know, about glacial outburst flooding.
University of Alaska Southeast environmental science professor Eran Hood recalled that it was a sunny summer day in 2011 when an unexpected and potentially perilous situation began to unfold. The Mendenhall River,
Authorities are still taking stock of Mendenhall River flooding, but new temporary riverfront barriers appear to have staved ...
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...
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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 ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...
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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 ...
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...
Current reports from the National Weather Service estimate the basin will be full Monday, but a release can happen at any ...
The glacial release from Suicide Basin above Mendenhall Lake has begun. A flood warning is in place for Mendenhall Lake near ...
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