Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region, officials say.
Glacier basin flooding destroys two structures in Alaskan capital of Juneau and prompts local emergency declaration
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/07/us/alaska-flooding-mendenhall-river-glacier/index.html
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dhtseany@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Man that's something scary I hadn't considered yet... "Glacier-dammed lake"... I bet we're gonna keep hearing more about Northern flooding like this as the planet keeps warming up. Yikes.