Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes ...

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...

Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...

When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...

Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the ...

Recent flooding events around the country this summer have sparked concerns for communities in and near flood zones.

The NWS in Juneau issued a flood warning for parts of the area around the Mendenhall River. A "crest" is expected Wednesday ...

A "glacial outburst" threatens major flooding in Alaska's capital city as a glacial lake flood phenomenon inundates the ...

The melting glacier is pouring water into a lake and river that runs through the state’s capital, threatening the area with ...

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

On Tuesday morning officials confirmed water had started escaping the ice dam, with flooding expected late Tuesday and ...