Falling Glacier Chunk Strands 2 Skaters on Frozen Alaska Lake
Two ice skaters were stranded and self-rescued from a glacier chunk that fell onto the ice in Portage Lake, Alaska, on Monday ...
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Begich says Trump administration could expedite flood mitigation efforts in Juneau
At a Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday, the congressman called the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ current five to ten-year timeline to study and address the annual disaster unacceptable.
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Is Juneau’s housing market stabilizing? Not along Mendenhall River
The average residential property assessments rose by less than 1%. But many homes near the riverfront are seeing a decline in ...
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Falling glacier chunk strands two people on frozen Alaska lake, officials say
Two people became stranded after a piece of glacier broke off onto Portage Lake in Alaska, officials said. Photo from Girdwood Fire and Rescue's Facebook post Ice climbers came to the rescue of ...
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Research reveals smaller glacial lakes more prone to flooding
However, the resulting flood events are on average less massive due to the smaller lake volumes. Other lakes are dammed by moraines left behind by glacial melting. In the Himalayas, Alaska and ...
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Alaska’s glaciers are melting faster than anywhere else
Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast to see towering ice formations ...
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Bill would establish Alaska alternative to federal flood insurance program
including glacial outburst floods that are becoming more common as the far north climate warms. The measure, Senate Bill 11, would set up an Alaska Flood Authority and an Alaska flood insurance ...