Glacial lake outburst floods can send water and debris racing down mountain valleys with little warning. At Alaska’s Suicide Basin near Juneau, scientists closely monitor the recurring threat — a ...

A glacial lake release from Alaska's Suicide Basin pushed the Mendenhall River to 14.7 feet on Aug. 13, one year after Juneau ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 11—JUNEAU — Suicide Basin, the source of Juneau's annual glacial outburst floods, is full as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, putting the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 11—[Editor's note: This story was updated Tuesday afternoon to reflect that Suicide Basin started releasing water.] JUNEAU — ...

The National Weather Service office in Juneau issued a special weather statement Tuesday at 9:49 a.m. saying a second glacial ...

Two years ago, John Lowrey woke to the roar of water surging into his home. The 65-year-old retiree and father of five rushed ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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, ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it's a sign that Suicide Basin, a small ...

Houses lie partially submerged in muddy water along a riverside after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. A massive flood swept through Nepal's northern ...