Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...

A powerful surge of glacial meltwater is once again testing Juneau's resilience, and this time, the ripple effects could ...

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.

Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...

Newly installed river barriers held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage in Alaska’s capital city ...

A record-breaking glacier outburst flood slammed Alaska's capital this week. However, for the first time in years, most homes ...

City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...

Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the Mendenhall River into areas in the region, which is expected to cause major ...

“American Idol” season 13 finalist Jessica Meuse has relocated from Slapout, Alabama, to Juneau, Alaska, for her new role as an ensign in the U.S. Coast Guard. Meuse completed a 12-day journey, ...

Newly installed flood barriers stacked along the Mendenhall River in Juneau largely prevented flooding of the nearby ...