Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 11—[Editor's note: This story was updated Tuesday afternoon to reflect that Suicide Basin started releasing water.] JUNEAU — ...

Flooding from Suicide Basin is a constant concern for Mendenhall Valley residents in the summer. But work is underway that could help to one day ease those fears. U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, a member ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 11—JUNEAU — Suicide Basin, the source of Juneau's annual glacial outburst floods, is full as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, putting the ...

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) can send destructive waters and debris racing downstream with little warning. Alaska’s Suicide Basin produces near-annual GLOFs, but close monitoring helps protect ...

Competitors are now being sought to design a long-term glacial flooding solution the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says will be built faster and cheaper than previous proposals — but they don’t know ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it's a sign that Suicide Basin, a small ...

It seems that Suicide Basin could be pumped enough to prevent it from reaching an outburst event level. It doesn’t seem to matter if the basin stayed, say 90% full, if it does not release. All these ...

Something similar is happening in Alaska. Each summer, a natural reservoir that’s formed along the edge of the Mendenhall Glacier fills with water from melting ice. The glacial lake has an unfortunate ...

Competitors are now being sought to design a long-term glacial flooding solution the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says will be built faster and cheaper than previous proposals — but they don’t know ...

Houses lie partially submerged in muddy water along a riverside after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. A massive flood swept through Nepal's northern ...

Bids Start for Long-Term Flood Fix Feds Say Will Be Fast and Cheap — but They Don’t Know What It Is Competitors are now being sought to design a long-term glacial flooding solution the U.S. Army Corps ...