World Water Day 2025 sheds light on the urgent need for freshwater conservation, with a strong focus on glacier preservation to combat climate change and safeguard global water resources.

A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday causing unprecedented flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar destructive event.

Its melting contributes significantly to global sea level rise, as it releases large quantities of fresh water into the ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods.