Scientists concerned 'rare' glacial flooding event in Alaska could happen again
Scientists could not have predicted the severity of an unprecedented glacial lake outburst flood that inundated a large portion of Juneau, Alaska, over the weekend. Astonished scientists could not have predicted the severity of a glacial lake outburst flood that inundated a large portion of Juneau, Alaska, over the weekend. Now, they're worried the unprecedented event could happen again. City officials in Juneau, Alaska, issued an emergency declaration Sunday after a glacier lake outburst flood, from the Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier, wreaked havoc in the city. A drone view shows a house collapsing into a river due to glacial floods in Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2023. Instagram @twowildhearts/twowildhearts/Instagram via Reuters Typically, researchers at the National Weather Service expect a steady flow when a break occurs from Suicide Basin, National Weather Service Juneau hydrologist Aaron Jacobs told ABC News. However, the fast-moving waters bursted out of the basin and f...