A water basin in Alaska is overflowing its ice dam, the Mendenhall Glacier, and flooding the state capital, Juneau. Experts ...

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, sending a potentially ...

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and ...

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska's capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...

A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in ...

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Sikkim Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60 meters) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time ...

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Keep an eye out Chicago-area homeowners, it’s ice dam season. Ice dams caused by melting snow can cause water to leak into houses. The best way to deal with ice dams is to prevent them from forming.

An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms at the edge of a roof caused by uneven surface temperatures across your roof. These dams can cause big problems with leaking in your home.

After warning residents to prepare to evacuate, Alaska officials confirmed water from the ice dam was flowing downstream, ...