Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.

Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.

An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau.

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

For three years in a row, Juneau has had unprecedented flooding in August from a melting glacier. This year, officials built a levee to protect the city. It seems to have helped, but it's temporary.

Alaska's glaciers are shedding about 75 gigatons -- or 75 billion tons -- of mass each year, a new study finds, with most of the loss coming from glaciers on land or by lakes, not those on the ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...