An outburst flood from a meltwater lake on the Mendenhall Glacier, located about 12 miles north of Juneau, Alaska, sent record amounts of water into Mendenhall Lake and down the Mendenhall River ...

Cruise ships are shown near downtown Juneau on June 7, along the Gastineau Channel, in Alaska. A record number of cruise ship passengers are expected this year in the city of about 30,000 people.

The swollen Mendenhall River courses along a neighborhood in Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2023, after a glacial dam burst earlier in the weekend caused flooding along the river and Mendenhall Lake.

In these 26 years the Mendenhall Glacier retreated roughly a mile, and vertically thinned about 700 feet in some places. (Photo courtesy of Mark Kelley) With new book, longtime Alaska photographer ...

The “Ice Limit 2011” sign shows the Mendenhall Glacier’s retreat on June 8, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. As the Mendenhall Glacier continues to recede, tourists are flooding into Juneau.

Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region ...

The Mendenhall Glacier, rear, is seen from the glacier visitor center, on June 30, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Pictured at right is Nugget Falls. Estimates suggest that by 2050, the glacier may not ...

Record glacial flooding swept away two homes in Alaska’s capital. ... The water surrounding the 3,000-year-old Mendenhall Glacier, which draws tourists from around the world, ...

Visitors to Southeastern Alaska have only one option when it comes to up-close ice-gazing: Mendenhall Glacier. The 13-mile long floe ends in an iceberg-studded lake 30 minutes outside of Juneau.

Mendenhall Glacier is receding so quickly that by 2050, it may no longer be visible from the visitor center it once loomed outside.

River flooding in Juneau, Alaska, over the weekend destroyed at least two structures. Local officials urged the public to stay away from the Mendenhall River. Photo: Instagram @twowildhearts/via ...

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