Glacial lake outburst flooding is a flood that's produced by the quick, unexpected release of water from a glacial lake.

When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers ...

The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...

The melting glacier was pouring water into a lake and river that runs through the state’s capital, threatening the area with ...

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...

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.

A 'glacial outburst' – a burst of water from a glacial lake – threatened to engulf residents of Juneau, Alaska.