A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially ...

A water basin in Alaska is overflowing its ice dam, the Mendenhall Glacier, and flooding the state capital, Juneau. Experts ...

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

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...

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

Communities in Alaska have issued flood warnings and evacuations as the glacial release from Suicide Basin above Mendenhall ...

A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in ...

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A glacial lake outburst flood in the Sikkim Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60 meters) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time ...

Once an ice dam has formed, the only way to stop leaks is to get rid of the ice. Yanker said there are several methods for ice removal, but none of them are easy and some can be dangerous.

After warning residents to prepare to evacuate, Alaska officials confirmed water from the ice dam was flowing downstream, ...