Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.

A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacial lake is causing a river to surge to a record level and is threatening ...

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

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially ...

A warming climate is behind growing floods of glacier meltwater in Alaska’s capital. Scientists say it’s the new normal.

Water from the Mendenhall Glacier is surging to unprecedented heights this week, forcing evacuations in Alaska’s capital and ...

Juneau, Alaska, braces for potentially record-breaking flooding as the Mendenhall River is expected to exceed 16 feet, ...

“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River,” Juneau officials said in a news release on Tuesday. Residents in ...

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.