When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...

Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...

A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacier is threatening significant, potentially record-breaking flooding in Juneau ...

Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.

During the week of August 11, the Mendenhall Glacier released its yearly glacier lake outburst flood, also known as a ...

A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...

The flood reached a record-breaking crest of 16.65 feet at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Water continues to seep into Valley ...

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The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning and initial Mendenhall River flood forecast of around 16.6 feet. That record peak is expected Wednesday afternoon.

Officials sent warning messages to cellphones across Juneau, alerting residents that the ice-dammed lake has burst its ...

City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...