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 ...

Swiss tunnelling expertise has been put under the spotlight and is helping the US Army Corps of Engineers with the design of ...

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 ...

The average residential property assessments rose by less than 1%. But many homes near the riverfront are seeing a decline in ...

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.

Thirty-five volunteers offered resources and support to approximately 50 federal employees and family members. Some still employed were there to support recently fired colleagues and prepare for the ...

For many years, scientists have been discussing whether the population in mountain regions is increasingly at risk from meltwater floods, as melting glaciers release more and more water. A small ...

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 ...