Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest near the city of Juneau, Alaska, on July 6, 2021. Meltwater from a glacial outburst near Juneau, Alaska, is flooding nearby neighborhoods, and ...

Water from a melting glacier has caused a river near Alaska's capital city of Juneau to swell to historic levels amid a "glacial outburst" event that has prompted flooding fears and evacuations. On ...

Himalaya, glacial lake flood outbursts are putting infrastructure, development projects, and livelihoods at risk. India, Nepal, Pakistan, and China are particularly vulnerable to this deadly natural ...

Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the Mendenhall River and into communities across the region. “A glacial outburst has ...

Emergency barriers installed through the Alaska capital city of Juneau appear to have successfully funneled floodwaters away from neighborhoods during a "glacial outburst" supercharged by climate ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent ...

The shutdown comes as the Juneau Assembly is considering major questions about protecting Mendenhall Valley neighborhoods, ...

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release rainwater and snowmelt downstream, ...