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environment5 months ago•3 min saved

Alaska's Juneau Faces Evacuation Amid Glacial Outburst Threat

A glacier outburst at Suicide Basin in Alaska is causing significant flooding in Juneau, with water levels expected to surpass last year's record, prompting evacuations and emergency responses, as climate change accelerates glacier melting.

via CNN|

#alaska #climate-change #environment

world5 months ago•1 min saved

Alaska Declares Disaster as Glacial Flooding Threatens Juneau

Alaska's Juneau area faces an imminent threat of catastrophic flooding due to a glacier lake outburst from Suicide Basin, prompting the governor to declare a disaster as the basin's water levels threaten to release, potentially causing severe flooding and damage for the third consecutive year.

via CBS News|

#alaska #disaster-declaration #flooding