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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/13/alaskas-juneau-glacier-flood-record-climate


Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes, with scientists warning events are intensifying

Edward Helmore and agency
Wed 13 Aug 2025 10.14 EDT

Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.

Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt.

Authorities say flooding from the Mendenhall River will probably crest around 4pm Alaska time, or 8pm ET on Wednesday. They hope that recently installed emergency flood barriers will hold back the waters and protect Mendenhall valley, where a majority of Juneau’s 32,000 full-time residents live.

On Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed water had started escaping the ice dam, with flooding expected into Wednesday. Some Juneau residents in the flood zone have already evacuated as officials intensified their warnings on Tuesday, saying “Don’t wait, Evacuate TONIGHT.”

More at the Guardian.

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