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A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in ...
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
City officials say the HESCO barriers sustained around $1 million in damage during the 2025 glacial outburst flood.
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...
Officials are exploring a buyout program that would pay willing residents of View Drive, unprotected by Mendenhall River ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Despite a one day delay for most students due to flooding, Juneau School District staff reported it was a relatively normal ...
“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and ...
The temporary levee the city installed along the Mendenhall River this year protected hundreds of homes nearby. But water ...