"Glacial outburst" flooding destroys at least 2 buildings, prompts evacuations in Alaskan capital of Juneau

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/glacial-outburst-flooding-juneau-alaska-juneau-destroys-buildings-evacuations/

A home collapsed into a raging river swollen by waters from a glacial dam release north of the state capital of Juneau, the National Weather Service said.

8 points · 1 comments · view on lemmy.world

1 Comments

DougHolland@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Climate change isn't even mentioned in the coverage, though it's clearly a major contributing factor:

Such floods, known as glacial outburst floods, happen when glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes.

@stopthatgirl7