Alaska Under Disaster Alert as Imminent Glacier Flood Threatens Juneau
Alaska Under Disaster Alert as Imminent Glacier Flood Threatens Juneau Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared a state disaster for Juneau, the state capital, in response to the imminent threat of a catastrophic glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF). The declaration, issued Monday, follows warnings that the Suicide Basin, a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier, has reached unprecedented water volumes, signaling an expected release at any moment. Monitoring by the National Weather Service (NWS) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirms…