Juneau, Alaska, offers glaciers, whale watching, and Indigenous history. It's also the only U.S. state not accessible by road ...
America Some of the most breathtaking spots on Earth are right in our own backyard, and you don’t even need a passport to ...
The City and Borough of Juneau welcomed officials last week as they toured Mendenhall Valley to gain first-hand understanding of the annual threat of glacial lake outburst flooding. Assistant ...
Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska: Drone tour of Juneau Icefield's legacy Ascend over the colossal "river of ice" that defines the landscape of Juneau, Alaska. The drone glides across the crystalline blue ...
The darkest day of the year has officially passed. Now, the days are growing brighter. Dozens of Juneau residents marked the occasion at Mendenhall Campground with a ‘light the night’ winter solstice ...
For the first time, Juneau’s famous Mendenhall Glacier is not touching Mendenhall Lake, which was hidden beneath a thick sheet of glacial ice only a couple of hundred years ago. Scientists say this ...
In early October, the rain briefly stopped and the clouds lifted, revealing the tops of mountains that were engulfed in grey for days on end. Their rocky grey summits were covered in snow, making the ...
In the near future, Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier will withdraw its icy toe from the lake of its making, scientists say. “The lake is about to not have a glacier in it,” said hydrologist Eran Hood of ...
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, ...
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 ...
Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of flooding as rainwater and snowmelt in a huge basin dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier started to flow ...