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Major Warning Issued as 'Glacial Outburst' Threatens Record Flooding
Residents in Alaska have been warned to evacuate as snowmelt from the Mendenhall Glacier, which is about 12 miles from Juneau and is a popular tourist attraction, and heavy rains converge to threaten "record" flooding this week.
Glacial outburst flood reaches record height in Juneau’s Mendenhall River
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Threat over after Alaska's capital sees record glacier-related flooding as river tops 16.6 feet
Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by ...
Suicide Basin above Mendenhall Lake has begun the expected glacial release and water is moving quickly into Mendenhall Lake and River.
Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster due to the "imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a glacier lake ...
Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...
An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau.
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Update: Mendenhall River crests, levels now falling
Update 9 a.m.: The National Weather Service reported in an 8:30 a.m. update that the Mendenhall River height was at 15.92 ...
On Tuesday morning officials confirmed water had started escaping the ice dam, with flooding expected late Tuesday and ...
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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 ...
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