Alaska’s Juneau evacuates as glacier melt triggers record flood risk
TL;DR
Juneau, Alaska, is evacuating residents due to an imminent record flood caused by glacial lake outburst from the melting Mendenhall Glacier, a consequence of climate change, with authorities deploying emergency barriers to mitigate the flood risk.
- Alaska’s Juneau orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms The Guardian
- A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It’s sending a surge of water downstream toward Juneau CNN
- Juneau Floods As Mendenhall Glacier Melts The New York Times
- Evacuations begin in Alaska’s capital due to 'imminent threat' of likely record glacial outburst flooding FOX Weather
- Watch: Timelapse captures rising glacial lakes in Alaska BBC
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