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Juneau flood barriers and early warning prevent major damage, amid record-breaking glacial outburst
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers stacked along the Mendenhall River largely prevented flooding of the nearby residential area.
Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.
A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
An AT&T spokesperson said in an email exchange earlier this week that service disruptions were related to flooding in Juneau ...
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
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Temporary barriers spared Alaska’s capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
The glacial release from Suicide Basin above Mendenhall Lake has begun. A flood warning is in place for Mendenhall Lake near ...
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