This is Outburst , the story of how glacial outburst flooding has escalated faster than human imagination

outburst flood. Dimond Park where residents would soon gather to fill sandbags to bolster their homes against potential flood lake outburst flood, or "jokulhlaup." When asked if he thinks the new HESCO barriers lining the riverbank will prevent similar severe flood Ahrens parents’ home was impacted by last year’s flood, so she had a personal connection to Saturday’

Borough of Juneau photo) (City and Borough of Juneau press release) Residents impacted by the 2026 glacial lake outburst flood are invited to share input on the response efforts during a debrief on Wednesday the City and Borough of Juneau’s emergency preparedness and communications activities during the 2026 flood

lake outburst flooding. During non-glacial lake outburst flood high precipitation events, the Montana Creek Wetlands provide (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Independent) Dead trees knocked over by the force of past glacial lake outburst The vegetation has been exposed following the Mendenhall River's movement following glacial lake outburst The river's shape changes following each glacial lake outburst flood.

Thursday as part of a recovery plan following the 2024 glacial lake outburst flood in Juneau. Written comment forms, printed Action Plan summaries, and other take‑home materials will be available survey at https://forms.microsoft.com/r/ujSWuf323y Click here to download the HUD Approved 2024 Juneau Flooding

Kalé and other people fill sandbags at Dimond Park on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in preparation for a glacial lake outburst flood from Suidice Basin expected to occur this month. delivering sandbags for Mendenhall Valley homeowners hoping to protect their property from the next glacial lake outburst flood, which could occur at any time as Suicide Basin nears its filling point. Although his family doesn’t live in the flood zone, Van Kirk has extended family members who do.

lake outburst flood. “That's not appropriate when you know people's homes are getting flooded once a summer, and people's routes to mitigate glacial lake outburst flooding. The novelty of glacial lake outburst floods means responding to them is an iterative process since the “We don't tolerate 20% risk of flooding as a general matter.”

“And so now fast forward through two GLOFS (glacial lake outburst floods), which are unprecedented and The 2023 glacial lake outburst flood was considered roughly a 500-year flood — with a 0.2% chance of However, when the 2023 glacial outburst flood struck, it was unprecedented and unlike any other disaster lake outburst flood. Lawhorne said she believes the rare and unusual circumstances of the glacial lake outburst flood will

A pipeline for water longer than 6,300 feet to the Mendenhall Lake area was completed once before in This might be a semi-permanent and relatively immediate solution to the 16.65-foot and possibly higher flood Nature and physics cause the damaging outbursts.

Construction completes as bill to expedite long-term glacial outburst flood solution heads to U.S. “Our community is heading into a 2026 glacial lake outburst flood with a much higher level of protection The HESCO barriers are designed to increase protection from annual glacial lake outburst floods. Ahead of this year’s glacial outburst, the Army Corps shipped 41 pumps to Juneau and cut roughly 200 A pump staging map is available on the city's guide to flood preparedness website.

lake outburst flood." and only six of 846 residences were seriously damaged by this week’s record glacial lake outburst flood Lake Outburst Flood Impacts Juneau as Ice Dam Breaks and Mendenhall River Peaks (Editor’s reminder: This incident triggered a record glacial lake outburst flood, unleashing torrents of water into the Mendenhall By August 13, the river had reached alarming peak flood levels.

lake outburst flood, according to a preliminary assessment presented Friday by city officials. A video shows the buildup and release  from Suicide Basin in the glacial lake outburst flood that occurred A map shows preliminary damage assessments to homes in a flood zone following this week’s record glacial lake outburst flood. lake outburst flood.