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Aerial photograph showing flooding in the Traverse Gap, the former southern outlet of Glacial Lake Agassiz and the source of River Warren. Ice-covered Lake Traverse (Mde Hdakiŋyaŋ), a natural ...
A drone view shows a house before it collapses into a river due to glacial floods in Juneau, Alaska, on August 5, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a video on social media.
At least two homes in Juneau, Alaska, have been devoured by the flooding Mendenhall River after a glacial collapse triggered a state of emergency at the capital. Primary Menu Sections.
This under-ice river was discovered using ice-penetrating radar mounted on aircraft. In a series of aerial surveys, researchers discovered a river system snaking 285 miles (460 kilometers) and ...
Juneau’s glacial outburst floods have happened every year since 2011, but this year was the worst by far. The Mendenhall River eroded the bank in a matter of hours, undermining some homes and ...
Once he dropped into the glacial river, there was no turning back. Serrasolses paddled through the rapids, navigating ice tunnels until he reached the waterfall's edge.
Glacial fracking By tracking methane concentrations throughout the melt season, the researchers estimated that Vallåkrabreen's melt river alone released around 616 kg of methane into the ...