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City officials say the HESCO barriers sustained around $1 million in damage during the 2025 glacial outburst flood.
A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...
When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...
Six homes sustained damage considered major, according to early assessments that also found repairs to a damaged bridge will ...
Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.
Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.
Officials are exploring a buyout program that would pay willing residents of View Drive, unprotected by Mendenhall River ...
Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...
The service interruptions have affected AT&T, GCI, Verizon and Visible, according to Upper Lynn Canal residents.
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...
Residents in the city's flood zone have been urged to leave the area as water has started escaping the ice dam.