A tropical storm watch has been issued and mandatory evacuations are underway along the coast of North Carolina, as Hurricane ...

Residents in Alaska have been warned to evacuate as snowmelt from the Mendenhall Glacier, which is about 12 miles from Juneau ...

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

Governor Dunleavy issues a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau due to a potential catastrophic flood from Suicide Basin.

Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town.

Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...

Officials have advised that the flood threat from Suicide Basin has ended and waters have receded. Evacuated areas are now ...

As with any natural event, the exact timing of the GLOF will be up to Mother Nature. Suicide Basin has flooded annually since 2011, however, with record-level flooding on August 6, 2024.

Suicide Basin is seen on July 31, 2025, with rising meltwater and ice chunks. The image, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, was among the real-time information provided by a new online dashboard ...

Suicide Basin is expected to be full on Aug. 8, and the National Weather Service predicts it could soon afterward unleash a torrent down the Mendenhall River.

Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, believes the financier committed suicide but may have had help from jail personnel, citing broken cameras and absent guards.

The new Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard complements the site for Suicide Basin and allows interactive access to the new flood inundation maps for the Mendenhall Valley.