March 10 (UPI) --Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it's a sign that Suicide ...

Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, nicknamed the 'Doomsday Glacier', is melting at an alarming rate and its collapse could ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The floods that slammed into two ...

City and federal leaders have settled on a long-term solution to mitigate glacial lake outburst floods: a lake tap. The lake tap would be a tunnel drilled through Bullard Mountain, allowing water to ...

During Juneau’s record-breaking glacial outburst flood last month, the Alaska Department of Transportation completed one of its most complex drone missions to date. A handful of DOT drone pilots ...

The basin’s second release has come to an end, the National Weather Service says. Mendenhall Lake observed a crest of 9.6 feet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, and lake and river levels have been falling ...

The National Weather Service has canceled the flood warning for Mendenhall Lake and River. Juneau’s second glacial outburst flood of the year crested Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at 9.6 feet. A second, ...

Heavy rain, thunderstorms expected in mountainous catchments; authorities directed to maintain round-the-clock vigilance.

Rising temperatures and an intense heatwave across the country have accelerated glacier melting, significantly increasing the risks of landslides and floods in northern and mountainous regions.The ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Dan McGrath, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) Every summer, people living ...