Glacial outburst flooding is an annual occurrence in Juneau. Suicide Basin, a glacial lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, fills with rain and meltwater each year.

A glacial outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier began Monday, causing water levels to reach up to 16 feet in Juneau by Tuesday. The glacier's Suicide Basin began to peak on Aug. 1 after July ...

Juneau glacial outburst flooding begins; Mendenhall Lake and River set to hit near-record levels Alaska Public Media | By Anna Canny, KTOO - Juneau Published August 5, 2024 at 11:17 AM AKDT ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods.

JUNEAU, Alaska — Roughly 290 residences in Alaska's capital city were damaged last week by flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, officials said.

JUNEAU, Alaska — An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods.

People look out over the swollen Mendenhall Lake in Juneau, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, after a glacial dam burst earlier in the weekend caused flooding along the river and Mendenhall Lake.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska’s capital. Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of ...

Chunks of ice float on Mendenhall Lake in front of the Mendenhall Glacier on May 30, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) (AP) — The melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield, home to more than ...