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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/glacier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glacier</a> outburst floods <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Juneau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Juneau</a>, damages more than 100 homesThe glacier flood from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SuicideBasin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuicideBasin</a> swelled the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MendenhallRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MendenhallRiver</a> to record levels, causing destructive flooding in Juneau.By Sheri Walsh, UPI Published Aug 8, 2024 10:31 AM EDTAug. 8 (UPI) -- "A <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MeltingGlacier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeltingGlacier</a>, overflowing from heavy rains in Alaska, unleashed a torrent of water on Juneau where more than 100 homes were damaged in what is being called an 'unprecedented' glacial lake outburst flood."The glacier flood from the Suicide Basin swelled the Mendenhall River to record levels, causing destructive flooding in Juneau on Tuesday, nearly one year after the same river flooded on Aug. 7, 2023."Glacial lake outbursts occur when a basin fills with water from melting snow, ice and rain -- after Juneau's heavy rainfall in July -- which overtopped the glacier, 'like water overflowing out of a full bathtub,' the city of Juneau explained last week in a warning to residents to prepare for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flooding</a> and evacuations."A U.S. Geological Survey camera captured the Suicide Basin glacial lake's gradual rise over the past month and rapid fall pictured Tuesday after the outburst sent water flooding into Juneau below."Read more: <a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/alaska-glacier-outburst-floods-juneau-damages-more-than-100-homes/1677700" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/alaska-glacier-outburst-floods-juneau-damages-more-than-100-homes/1677700</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlacialMelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlacialMelt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlobalWarming</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TippingPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TippingPoint</a>

💧🌏 Greg Cocks‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits Juneau, Alaska, After Glacier Outburst -- <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/alaska-juneau-flooding-glacier-outburst-climate/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/alaska-juneau-flooding-glacier-outburst-climate/index.html</a> <-- shared media article -- “A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event. More than 100 homes have been damaged or impacted by the so-called glacial lake outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River in the Mendenhall Valley, according to city officials, who characterized the flood severity as “unprecedented.” Glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain “drains rapidly…” <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/glacier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glacier</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#risk</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hazard</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flood</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flooding</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hydrology</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Juneau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Juneau</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/melt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melt</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/meltwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meltwater</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/glacieroutburst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glacieroutburst</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/naturalhazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturalhazard</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infrastructure</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#management</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/glaciallake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciallake</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MendenhallRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MendenhallRiver</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MendenhallGlacier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MendenhallGlacier</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/suicidebasin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#suicidebasin</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/damage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#damage</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/urbanplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urbanplanning</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/warming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#warming</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SuicideGlacier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuicideGlacier</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GLOF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GLOF</a>

geographile‘Unprecedented’ flooding hits <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Juneau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Juneau</a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alaska</a>, after glacial outburst | CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/alaska-juneau-flooding-glacier-outburst-climate/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/alaska-juneau-flooding-glacier-outburst-climate/index.html</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/mendenhall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mendenhall</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/mendenhallriver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mendenhallriver</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flood</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climateChange</a>

BakersRelay<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/AKwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AKwx</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/MendenhallRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MendenhallRiver</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flooding</a>From Alaska News Source.com: Governor declares disaster emergency as historic flooding on Mendenhall River inundates neighborhoods<a href="https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/08/06/historic-flooding-mendenhall-river-crest-surpasses-15-feet/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/08/06/historic-flooding-mendenhall-river-crest-surpasses-15-feet/</a>

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