US EditionResidents in Alaska's Capital City Prepare for Possible Glacial Flooding
JUNEAU, ALASKA, AUG 8 – Officials install 10,000 barriers to protect over 460 properties after two years of record flooding caused by the Mendenhall Glacier ice dam, with risks expected to continue for decades.
- On Friday, residents and officials in Juneau, Alaska prepared for possible glacial flooding as the Mendenhall Glacier acts as an ice dam, threatening properties.
- On Friday, Juneau, Alaska residents and officials prepared for possible glacial flooding, as the Mendenhall Glacier acts as an ice dam, and the basin is just 15 feet from topping the ice dam, prompting protective measures.
- Preparations included installing about 10,000 four-foot barriers to protect more than 460 properties, as of last year, according to Nate Rumsey.
- Rich Etheridge warned against flood stages due to logs and debris posing extreme peril, while officials began a yearslong study of permanent flood solutions.
- Researchers warn outburst floods could last decades and release up to 15 billion gallons of water, with the basin reaching 1,353 feet as of Friday.
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Juneau issues preemptive disaster declaration ahead of glacial outburst flood
Juneau City Manager Katie Koester, left, and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s first Vice President Kus.een Jacqueline Pata, right, answer questions during a press briefing at the Juneau Police Department on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Juneau city and tribal officials announced a preemptive disaster declaration Friday in anticipation of the glacial outburst flood expected to hit the M…
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Residents in Alaska's capital city prepare for possible glacial flooding
Residents and officials in Juneau are preparing for the possibility of glacial flooding that in past years has swept away houses and eroded the river fed by the popular Mendenhall Glacier.
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