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Juneau, Alaska: No Cruise Required

When we first started sharing our Juneau, Alaska, photos on social media, the comments came rolling in fast: “Which cruise line?” or “What ship are you on?” Here’s the thing—we weren’t on a cruise at ...
One of Alaska’s most accessible and most stunning and iconic natural wonders, the Mendenhall Glacier, located in the Tongass National Forest, welcomes visitors year-round to experience its ...
This brilliant blue natural wonder will have you booking the next flight to America's Last Frontier and strolling across a glacier that is slowly disappearing.
For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent ...
A huge upstream basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier started to release on Tuesday, as officials urged residents in some parts of the state capital of Juneau to ...
A warming climate is behind growing floods of glacier meltwater in Alaska’s capital. Scientists say it’s the new normal.
JUNEAU, Ala. -- City officials in Juneau, Alaska, have issued an emergency declaration as a glacier lake outburst flood wreaks havoc near the city, where structures have been destroyed, ABC News ...
Waters have receded, ending the flood threat after Alaska's capital city faced record floodwaters Wednesday stemming from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, which released an "outburst flood" ...
A 69-year-old Arizona man has died after falling during a hike near Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier. Search and rescue teams ...
Glacial outburst floods aren't a new phenomenon in Alaska, but climate change is scrambling the geography of risk.