Residents in Alaska have been warned to evacuate as snowmelt from the Mendenhall Glacier, which is about 12 miles from Juneau and is a popular tourist attraction, and heavy rains converge to threaten ...

Water from a melting glacier has caused a river near Alaska's capital city of Juneau to swell to historic levels amid a "glacial outburst" event that has prompted flooding fears and evacuations. On ...

A glacial outburst flood that swept through Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley last week damaged nearly 50 homes, according to preliminary surveys. Only six, however, sustained “major” damage, according to a ...

Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town. Since 2011, ...

Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the Mendenhall River and into communities across the region. “A glacial outburst has ...

The Mendenhall River near Alaska’s capital of Juneau crested at a record level Wednesday morning after a glacial outburst sent water filled with debris rushing downstream and into communities, forcing ...

Meltwater from a glacial outburst near Juneau, Alaska, is flooding nearby neighborhoods, and officials are urging some residents of the city of 30,000 to evacuate. The meltwater is rushing downstream ...

The danger is over for residents of Alaska's capital city of Juneau, who were urged to evacuate on Aug. 13 as the nearby Mendenhall River, engorged by water from a glacial outburst caused by a melting ...

Flooding along Juneau's Mendenhall River near Meander Way. Waters crested at 16.65 feet at about 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Juneau's glacial outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River has ...

A huge upstream basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier started to release on Tuesday, as officials urged residents in some parts of the state capital of Juneau to ...