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Briefing: Alaska's glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods

Strategic angle: Residents near Juneau are on high alert as rising water levels signal potential flooding from glacier-dammed lakes.

Editorial Staff · 2026-03-14 · 1 MIN READ

Mendenhall River residents monitor water levels closely each summer.

Suicide Basin, a glacier-dammed lake, poses a significant flood risk.

Rapid water level rises indicate potential outburst floods.