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Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
As of 7:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said that Suicide Basin is now full to capacity. Monitoring devices "continue to show indications of over-topping the ice dam with icebergs being pulled ...
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 historic flood is unfolding in Juneau, Alaska, as massive water releases from Suicide Basin threaten to break all previous ...
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...
After cresting at a record-breaking 16.65 feet at 7:15 a.m., the Mendenhall River level is falling “very quickly” following ...
The declaration from Dunleavy came after the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida ...
Current reports from the National Weather Service estimate the basin will be full Monday, but a release can happen at any ...
Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.
Forecasted flooding could break a record, which was set when the Mendenhall River crested at 15.99 feet in August 2024 ...
The National Weather Service in Juneau issued a flood warning Tuesday morning following indications that Suicide Basin began ...