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

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...

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

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

Officials in Alaska have advised residents to evacuate the state's capital city Wednesday as a melting glacier is expected to ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...

This year, a giant wall of reinforced sandbags erected with the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held back the worst ...

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 ...

Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.

USGS streamgages show flood conditions are now underway, with live cameras providing real-time views on the USGS HIVIS ...