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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world

Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town. Since 2011, ...
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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder and Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan ...
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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Wesleyan University and University of Colorado provide funding as members of The Conversation US. Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows ...