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A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event.
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 ...
Cruise ships are docked on June 9, 2023, in downtown Juneau, Alaska. Becky Bohrer/AP Juneau is home to some amazing outdoor attractions, such as whale watching and Mendenhall Glacier, but some ...
The melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new ...