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A glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent disaster from unfolding in the picturesque port town despite record-breaking water levels this week.
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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to ...
Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
These floods, which began more than a decade ago, have become increasingly destructive in recent years and now pose a ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
At a Thursday morning press conference, the GLOF Unified Command team said they’ve officially begun recovery efforts ...
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