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The Major Richard Star Act is a bipartisan bill that would correct an injustice to combat-injured veterans by allowing them ...
Residents in Alaska have been warned to evacuate as snowmelt from the Mendenhall Glacier, which is about 12 miles from Juneau ...
A wave of water that gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake and sent a river surging to a new record level is causing flooding ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Meltwater from a glacial lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate ...
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...
Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.
On August 13, 2025, in Gulmit, Pakistan, @sunailqureshi shared a dramatic video of a glacier outburst flood. In the video, ...
KTOO’s Alix Soliman is part of the team reporting on this year’s glacial outburst flood. She spoke to Alaska Public Media's ...
Authorities are still taking stock of Mendenhall River flooding, but new temporary riverfront barriers appear to have staved ...
After the City and Borough of Juneau issued an evacuation advisory Tuesday morning, some flood zone residents are heeding the ...