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

This year, a giant wall of reinforced sandbags erected with the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held back the worst ...

Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by ...

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...

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

The NWS in Juneau issued a flood warning for parts of the area around the Mendenhall River. A "crest" is expected Wednesday ...

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

Ice dams are particularly common during the winter in colder environments. "As snow lays on your roof, a pattern of thawing and re-freezing can occur," shares Michael DiMartino, SVP of ...

Remember that ice dams originate in roof valleys and eaves, where the lower temperature freezes fresh snow melt. This means that you don't need to attack the entire roof of snow.

Ice dams may be forming on your roof this winter, and if ignored, they can lead to serious damage. Jerry Proctor, president of Proctor Enterprises, explains that ice dams form due to inadequate ...

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