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Alaska capital Juneau dodges flood

New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier released a massive amount of rainwater and snowmelt downstream, officials said Wednesday.

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Alaska capital Juneau dodges flood as emergency barriers contain 'glacial outburst'

Mendenhall River crested at a record-setting 16.65 feet deep as of 7:15 a.m. Alaska time (12:15 Eastern), and began to empty, according to National Weather Service experts. The water level had fallen to about 8.

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Record glacial flooding threatens Juneau, residents urged to evacuate

Suicide Basin, a side basin within the Mendenhall Glacier that sits above the city of Juneau, regularly releases glacier lake outburst floods, according to the National Weather Service. But recent measurements of water within the basement suggest the basin could release enough water to overwhelm the Mendenhall River and Mendenhall Lake,

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UPDATE: Flood advisory issued for New Hanover and Pender counties until Thursday night

On Thursday at 7:08 p.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued an updated flood advisory in effect until 10:15 p.m. for New Hanover ...

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Flood warning issued for Eastern North Carolina until Saturday morning

On Thursday at 4:08 p.m. a flood warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC in effect until Saturday at 8 a.m.

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Under water: How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize property owners to take risks

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

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Family of flood victim sues Hill Country campground for negligence

The family of Jayda Christeel Floyd, one of the at least 135 who died in the historical flooding, is suing the investors, ...

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Did severe flash flood damage your home, car? Here are repair tips from State Farm, AAA

As of Monday, Aug. 11, State Farm had received nearly 2,500 claims related to the rain and water events in Wisconsin over the ...

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A glacial flood was the biggest on record. But Juneau’s makeshift dirt wall held.

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

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UPDATE: Flood advisory previously issued for Eastern North Carolina will expire at 8 p.m.

The advisory was active for Beaufort, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow and Pamlico counties.

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Camp Mystic flood misinformation triggered death threats. Experts say that's just the beginning.

Experts say conspiracy theories on the Hill Country flood that took out Camp Mystic will compound over time as extreme ...

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History repeated itself when the Guadalupe River swept away Camp Mystic. Why few lessons were learned after the 1987 flood.

The Fourth of July flood bore a striking similarity to the Hill Country flood that killed 10 summer campers in 1987. In the ...

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Kelly Clarkson Cancels Texas Flood Relief Benefit Appearance Following Ex Brandon Blackstock's Death

The full statement read: "Unfortunately, Kelly Clarkson will be unable to appear at Band Together Texas as planned, due to ...

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