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Six homes sustained damage considered major, according to early assessments that also found repairs to a damaged bridge will ...
City officials say the HESCO barriers sustained around $1 million in damage during the 2025 glacial outburst flood.
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The flood reached a record-breaking crest of 16.65 feet at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Water continues to seep into Valley ...
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
After the City and Borough of Juneau issued an evacuation advisory Tuesday morning, some flood zone residents are heeding the ...
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
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.
“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and ...
Officials in Alaska have advised residents to evacuate the state's capital city Wednesday as a melting glacier is expected to ...