Thousands of Juneau residents urged to evacuate before glacial outburst flood

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 757

Last Updated: 6 days, 6 hours ago

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For questions and resources, call the local 24/7 flood hotline at 907-500-0890.

Alaska’s capital city has issued an evacuation advisory for the densely-populated Mendenhall Valley area on Wednesday as glacial outburst flooding begins.

Officials and the public are closely watching the Mendenhall Glacier, where climate-change driven melting results in water filling an ice-dammed lake called Suicide Basin each year. That lake eventually bursts and billions of gallons …

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