In past years a glacial lake outburst flood has typically occurred within six days of the basin’s capacity At this time there is no indication that there is an outburst flood event taking place." during last summer’s glacial outburst flood event. Flood Dashboard . lake outburst flood during the coming days.

has been cited as a cause of numerous significant issues in Juneau, most notably increasingly severe glacial lake outburst floods that have reached record levels the past three years and are expected to continue

river” that stretched from the Aleutian Islands through mainland Alaska, bringing midwinter rain and flood and Pacific cod to tiny organisms that make up the base of the food web, have been pushing out the more ’s glacial outburst flood in Juneau, a phenomenon that has become an annual occurrence in Alaska’s capital Glacial outburst floods are increasing in frequency and severity in certain parts of the Arctic and subarctic Glacial melt is also tied to another extreme event that happened this summer in Southeast Alaska: the

Peltola, an Alaska Native who grew up fishing for salmon on the Kuskokwim River, was well-known and well-liked Former aides describe angry and profane outbursts, sometimes directed at aides and sometimes expressed

(Ellie Ruel / Juneau Independent) By Ellie Ruel Juneau Independent As another late-summer glacial lake outburst flood from Suicide Basin looms, Mendenhall Valley residents and several state, federal, and lake outburst flood last August crested at a record 16.65 feet, with officials stating there was no was progressing and why the barriers are being updated to withstand an outburst flood flowing at 63,500 Flood Dashboard.

‘Harrowing experience’ for those left to fend for themselves in the 2025 glacial lake outburst flood Like many in the neighborhood, Thorington never expected to be impacted by a glacial lake outburst flood (Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard, University of Alaska Southeast) Rumsey also said an additional geotechnical Smith said during the 2024 outburst flood, they were able to save the crawl space. The Winters' mailbox was damaged in the 2025 glacial lake outburst flood.

Workers spent two weeks performing riverbank stabilization for flood protection along airport’s Emergency contractors placed large rocks at a key point along the Mendenhall River where the past two years’ glacial lake outburst floods had eroded and undercut the riverbank adjacent to the road used for both hiking

Water from a glacial lake outburst flood covers streets at the intersection of Lakeview Court and Meander (Natalie Buttner / Juneau Independent) Original story 2:20 a.m.: A glacial lake outburst flood from Suicide Live river footage from multiple cameras is available at the Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard , along with This year’s outburst flood was detected at about 9:20 a.m. Tuesday. lake outburst flood. 

Outburst Flood Response, Mitigation & Preparedness," a foremost issue for city leaders since annual record flooding began in 2023. to mitigate the potential widespread damage" from future floods, and that the city has spent about $11.2 The Corps of Engineers has committed funding and other resources towards flood mitigation, for instance "I think that conversation started with respect to the glacial outburst flood," Siddon said.

Federal officials also said they plan to select a preferred long-term Mendenhall Valley flood mitigation discussed was a $25 million buyout program for View Drive residents that could occur before another flood lake outburst floods from Suicide Basin in early to mid August. of this year’s flood — the first with the barriers in place. levees or floodwalls, 3) bypass channels, 4) a Suicide Basin lake tap and 5) infrastructure relocation

Workers seeking to stabilize site that suffered erosion during previous flooding; trail set to reopen An excavator operator then placed the rocks individually to stabilize the site after repeated glacier lake outburst floods eroded the embankment.

Disposal plans for waste and debris in place if another glacial flood occurs, but dropoffs now will greatly hazardous materials may have spilled after the Aug. 6, 2024, glacial outburst flood. lake outburst flood similar to last year’s occurs, officials say. waste items are disposed of now rather than after a flood. Flood Dashboard that provides online monitoring, maps, safety tips and other data.