Flooding In Juneau Alaska 2025

Flooding In Juneau Alaska 2025. Alaskan homes severely damaged after ice jams in 2 rivers cause major The National Science Foundation has awarded a team of researchers that includes Juneau scientists $990,437 to study glacial outburst flooding from Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier. The glacier flow models will quantify changes in the storage capacity of flood-producing ice marginal basins during glacier retreat

Major flooding underway on Taku River near Juneau Alaska Public Media
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A drone image shows widespread flooding in the Mendenhall Valley in Juneau on Aug before roughly 30 people showed up within a couple of hours, many of whom had quickly fled the flooding

Major flooding underway on Taku River near Juneau Alaska Public Media

01/27/2025: CBJ staff presented an a status update and overview of the variety of grants, funding partnerships, funding agencies, and activities being pursued (as of 1/22/25) to support the Phase 1 HESCO and other efforts to meet Juneau's flood preparedness, response, and/or mitigation needs at the January 27 Assembly PWFC meeting. 6, 2024, a glacial outburst flood from Mendenhall Glacier flooded northern Juneau, Alaska A new report highlights the severe impacts of climate change on Alaska, with glacial melting, floods, and fisheries crises threatening communities and infrastructure

Juneau glacial outburst flooding begins; Mendenhall Lake and River set. The Juneau Empire reported that the shelter was empty at 1:30 a.m A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event.

Torrent of Water From Alaska Glacier Floods Juneau The New York Times. A new report highlights the severe impacts of climate change on Alaska, with glacial melting, floods, and fisheries crises threatening communities and infrastructure The flooding in August 2024 was caused by a significant outburst from Mendenhall Glacier's Suicide Basin.