He heard the emergency response and returned home to learn that some riverfront residences had been swept away. “That was my first big experience with the Mendenhall Glacier flood events,” Fagan says.

Summertime Alaskan cruises are ideal for seeing this rugged landscape. As passengers glide by, the scenery is amazingly close ...

One expert notes that glacier shrinkage has wide effects on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels and cross-boundary rivers.

One expert notes that glacier shrinkage has wide effects on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels and cross-boundary rivers.

Glacier shrinkage has wide impacts on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels, and border tensions when it comes to cross-boundary rivers.