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

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...