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With a release imminent, scientists say the scale of flooding in the Mendenhall Valley is hard to predict.

Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...
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Juneau’s Suicide Basin overtops; Mendenhall residents get evacuation warning

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...
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LIVE: Mendenhall River reaches record levels, now slowly dropping

Suicide Basin above Mendenhall Lake has begun the expected glacial release and water is moving quickly into Mendenhall Lake and River.
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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 ...

Record flooding threatens Juneau as Mendenhall Glacier releases water

“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River,” Juneau officials said in a news release on Tuesday. Residents in ...

Glacier-dammed lake begins to drain, threatening Juneau neighborhoods

A large outburst can release some 15 billion gallons of water, according to the University of Alaska Southeast and Alaska ...

Homeowners warned of flood risk as lake starts to break through ice dam

Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning, they ...