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Threat over after Alaska's capital sees record glacier-related flooding as river tops 16.6 feet

"I think we were all very grateful to see the Hesko barriers work," Katie Koester, the Juneau city manager, said in an interview with CBS News on Wednesday evening.

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Record-breaking glacial floods threaten Alaska’s capital as residents are forced to evacuate

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

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Melting Glacier in Alaska Floods State Capital

Parts of Alaska's state capital, Juneau, were flooded this week, caused by a nearby melting glacier, according to The Guardian.

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Flooding in Juneau could impact cruise travelers — what to know

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Temporary barriers spared Alaska's capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

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Temporary barriers spared Alaska’s capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

This year, a giant wall of reinforced sandbags erected with the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held back the worst of the flooding in Juneau, to residents' great relief.

Leaky Ice Dam Prompts Evacuations in Alaska as Record Floods Loom

A water basin in Alaska is overflowing its ice dam, the Mendenhall Glacier, and flooding the state capital, Juneau. Experts expect the likely record-breaking event to peak today, and officials have asked residents in parts of the city and borough to evacuate.

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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 glacial lake outburst sent debris-filled water rushing down the Mendenhall River on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

Timelapse video captures dramatic rise of glacial lakes in Alaska that prompted floods

A "glacial outburst" threatens major flooding in Alaska's capital city as a glacial lake flood phenomenon inundates the Mendenhall River.

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Juneau’s Suicide Basin overtops; Mendenhall residents get evacuation warning

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to release floodwaters into Mendenhall Lake.

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Juneau braces as Suicide Basin fills again. Here’s what experts know, and don’t know, about glacier outburst flooding in the Mendenhall Valley.

Barriers have been installed where flooding damaged hundreds of homes last summer. With a release imminent, scientists say the scale of flooding is hard to predict.

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Juneau city officials ask some residents to leave area as glacial flooding nears

The Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, Alaska’s most-visited tourist destination ... From there, water will surge into the Mendenhall River and toward homes. The first glacial outburst flood at Mendenhall Glacier happened in 2011, but the flooding ...