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A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday ...
Flooding from the basin has become an annual concern since 2011, and in recent years has swept away houses and swamped ...
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska's capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in ...
Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning, they ...
Residents and officials in Alaska's capital city prepared Friday for the possibility of glacial flooding that in past years ...
Ice dams can cause serious damage to your home. If the dam is more than a few inches thick, it can trap and hold significant pools of water when temperatures warm up. Since water isn’t properly ...
Ice dams, in other words, can seriously wreak havoc on your home this winter. Yet there’s plenty you can do to keep them from happening.
On one roof, he was tasked with breaking off 14 ft. icicles to access an ice dam. Older homes, roofers said, are more at risk of forming ice dams as they often have poor insulation and ventilation.
Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 12:00 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 12:01 ...
St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe spoke with residents about various issues, including snow clearing, during a St. Patrick’s ward town hall meeting Wednesday night.