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2024 Glacial outburst flood near Juneau sets record for second year ...


Juneau Flooding Sets Record: Mendenhall Glacier Outburst ...

The flooding in Juneau earlier this month set a new record with the Mendenhall Glacier outburst releasing an estimated 16 billion gallons of ...

Southeast Alaska tribe continues hands-on response to glacial ...

... glacial outburst that flooded some 290 homes in Juneau, the state capital ... two days before about the likelihood of major flooding from ...

A melting Alaska glacier keeps inundating Juneau with floods

Aug. 7, 2024 Updated Wed., Aug. 7, 2024 at 9:04 p.m. ...

Stories from The Flood - 2024 Mendenhall River Glacial Outburst

On August 6th, 2024, the island community of Juneau saw devastating flooding due to a glacial outburst on the Mendenhall River.

An Estimated 290 Residences Damaged by Flooding From Lake ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Roughly 290 residences in Alaska's capital city were damaged last week by flooding from a lake dammed by the ...

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An outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier sent a record amount of water toward Juneau, Alaska, for the second year in a row.

Alaska family home devastated by Mendenhall River flooding

FILE: A home and trees fall into the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, on Aug. 5, 2023. The flooding was caused by a release of water from ...

Alaska declares state disaster emergency as Mendenhall River floods

Severe flooding caused by a glacial lake outburst has led to a state disaster emergency declaration in Alaska on Tuesday, August 6, 2024…

glacial lake outburst floods - State of the Planet - Columbia University

For the second year in a row, historic glacier floods have damaged hundreds of homes, cars and businesses in Juneau, Alaska.

Check out the time-lapse of the overall melt. "An outburst flood from ...

Check out the time-lapse of the overall melt. "An outburst flood from the MendenhallGlacier sent a record amount of water toward Juneau, Alaska, ...

The Suicide Basin Outburst Flood Town Hall 2024 and beyond

The Suicide Basin Outburst Flood Town Hall 2024 and beyond Eran Hood (UAS) Aaron Jacobs (National Weather Service), Jamie Pierce (USGS), ...

Scientists concerned 'rare' glacial flooding event in Alaska could ...

A glacial lake outburst flood occurs when a dam containing a glacial lake breaks. But Mendenhall Glacier actually gets lifted up from pressure ...

"Glacial outburst" flooding destroys at least 2 buildings, prompts ...

At least two buildings have been destroyed and residents of others have been evacuated in Juneau after flooding caused by water coming from a glacier-dammed ...

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and Climate Change in Alaska

A dramatic rise in water levels began on August 6th, 2024, along the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska. Within hours, the river surged past its previous ...

Glacial lake outburst floods homes in Alaska as river rises

Glacier-dammed outburst flooding occurred in Alaska on Saturday leading to record-breaking flooding along the Mendenhall River. Aug. 2023.

Record glacial flooding swept away two homes in Alaska's capital

Since 2011, he said, scientists have studied the basin to monitor the situation around these annual releases — but the outburst this year was ...

Why the Juneau flood caused by an Alaskan glacier wasn't predictable

This summer's torrent of meltwater from the Mendenhall Glacier, known as a glacial outburst flood, dwarfed any that have occurred since the ...

Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital. Suicide Basin is a side ...

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | Time-Lapse: Glacial Outburst ...

3663 likes, 21 comments - usgs on August 8, 2024: "Time-Lapse: Glacial Outburst Causes Flooding in Juneau, Alaska Glacial lakes form in ...