The Back Loop Bridge reopened to traffic on Tuesday, two weeks after it was closed due to a record glacial outburst flood that damaged an abutment wall, a section of paved surface and the riverbank, according 12, roughly 12 hours before the Mendenhall River peaked at a record level of 16.65 feet due to the outburst flood from Suicide Basin. A prior DOT notice states the flood "scoured out an area about 16 ft deep x 50 ft long x ~120 ft wide

— are especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides. He called the floods “horrifying.” A glacier collapse may have caused floods The U.S. likely caused Wednesday’s flash flood. The region saw similar flash floods in August 2025, when a glacial lake in Tibet overflowed because of

Bartlett Regional Hospital is taking over ownership of an independently-owned pediatric clinic in downtown Glacier Pediatrics has been offering pediatric care in Juneau for more than two decades.

in taxable value, assessor reports Workers clean up a damaged residential neighborhood after record flooding (City and Borough of Juneau photo) Homeowners affected by record flooding of the Mendenhall River the About 300 homes were damaged by a record glacial outburst flood from Suicide Basin in August of 2024, While the glacial floods have occurred since 2011, experts stated flooding similar to the recent record That has put flood protection at the forefront of the Juneau Assembly’s priority list.

A profound thank you to everyone who recently came to prepare my house for the coming jökulhlaup: some special friends, the Beaver Patrol, and numerous members of Rotary. They brought pallets of filled sandbags from the city pick-up site and filled empty sandbags, on-site, using sturdy frames holding funnels over the bags and a Bobcat with a scoop for the contributed sand. After they put a vinyl "skirt" around the house, they put the hundreds of sandbags in place. One of the Rotarians also brought (on a forklift) a dozen huge SuperSacks filled with sand, to be placed later, in front of the garage doors. There was a hubbub of activity here for a bit over three hours. It was an amazing cooperative effort by many gracious, kind, and helpful folks. I am very grateful indeed. Mary F. Willson

public eye following the glacier collapse in Nepal and flooding in Juneau last month. The glacier drains from the Stikine Icefield and terminates at Shakes Lake. She said that the research shows that while marine glaciers are losing mass, lake-terminating glaciers The lake warmed through the season as would be expected in a non-glacier lake. “This lake is very impressive.

and flooding in Juneau last month. The glacier drains from the Stikine Icefield and terminates at Shakes Lake. She said that the research shows that while marine glaciers are losing mass, lake-terminating glaciers The lake warmed through the season as would be expected in a non-glacier lake. “This lake is very impressive.

extending toward Mendenhall Lake and the neighborhoods beyond on Aug. 13, 2025. Three days of meetings next week to discuss five possible long-term solutions to glacial flooding with The proposals being discussed to protect neighborhoods against flooding from Suicide Basin were projected drainage tunnel from Suicide Basin through a mountain, a bypass channel through the Mendenhall River floodplain , a dam at the outlet of Mendenhall Lake, a permanent levee around the lake and relocating residents

Flooding of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) It’s hard to read about the campers washed away in the night by a flash flood. I recently learned that while flood warnings were issued three times, there was no to little coordination Flashiness turns out to be a measurement that compares the speed and severity of floods. Today it’s a deadly flash flood in Texas. Tomorrow it could be a raging wildfire or a tornado.

(Image courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory) By Ned Rozell SITKAGI BLUFFS — While paddling a glacial lake We had inflated packrafts to avoid a foot crossing of a thunderous stream outlet from the lake to the The salty water made it evident that the nearby Gulf of Alaska spills into the lake, at least at high The placid body of water bordered by ice cliffs is one of many ever-growing lakes pocking the surface “Lake numbers . . . increased from 5 to more than 200 between 1972 and 2020,” they wrote.

Corps is pursuing project under emergency authority, according to city manager; Assembly to discuss flood-cost and related costs involving HESCO barriers and other short-term flood protection measures. In the meantime, short-term flood mitigation is also proving costly, according to Koester. barriers along the Mendenhall River and a network of pumps were effective in controlling this month’s glacial outburst flood that peaked at 14.7 feet, with minor damage reported to about a dozen homes.

After the 2024 glacial outburst flood the Army Corps of Engineers offered the city free access to its That was the extent of their “emergency” response to a devastating recurring flood. flooding. Sullivan’s adamant emphasis on the flood response, Phase 2 HESCOs may never have occurred. outburst flood mitigation — including conceptual design of a flood detention dam at Mendenhall Lake.