AP-US-Alaska-Flooding-Glacial-Dam The map above locates Mendenhall Glacier, which has begun releasing floodwater toward Juneau, Alaska, where some areas have been urged to evacuate. (AP Digital Embed) ...

Floodwaters from a glacial outburst poured through Juneau, Alaska, Wednesday, but the state’s capital seemed to have dodged catastrophic flooding that many officials feared. The Suicide Basin, ...

A basin full of icy meltwater perched above Juneau broke through its glacial barrier this week and began flooding down toward the Alaskan city, Juneau officials said — the latest in what have become ...

Emergency barriers installed through the Alaska capital city of Juneau appear to have successfully funneled floodwaters away from neighborhoods during a "glacial outburst" supercharged by climate ...

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, ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent ...

University of Alaska Southeast environmental science professor Eran Hood recalled that it was a sunny summer day in 2011 when an unexpected and potentially perilous situation began to unfold. The ...

Residents of Alaska’s capital city found themselves racing against time Wednesday morning as dangerous floodwaters from a melting glacier prompted immediate evacuations across Juneau. The crisis began ...