Hosted on MSN6h
81 of 466 property owners object to flood district plan ahead of Assembly vote on Monday
A total of 81 of 466 property owners filed objections as of Friday afternoon to a city proposal requiring them to pay about $6,300 each for a semi-permanent levee along the Mendenhall River to protect ...
Juneau Empire on MSN5d
Researchers embark on five-year study of flood risks at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier
After two consecutive years when meltwaters burst out of a basin on Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier and devastated neighborhoods ...
Study into record Mendenhall Glacier flooding forecasts boosted by federal grant
A federal grant of nearly $1 million will be used to better understand the glacier outbursts that have caused historic ...
Alaska Link9h
Alaska senator pushes for flood insurance to address devastating flooding
Homeowners in Alaska may get more protection for their properties thanks to a new push in the state Capitol. Your Alaska Link breaks down the new bill proposing a flood ...
KTOO8d
National Science Foundation awards nearly $1 million grant to study glacial outburst flooding in Juneau
Studying the shape of Suicide Basin and how it changes could give researchers a better sense of how much water could be ...
Wall Street Journal1y
Watch: House Collapses Into Flooded River in Alaska
River flooding in Juneau, Alaska, over the weekend destroyed at least two structures. Local officials urged the public to stay away from the Mendenhall River. Photo: Instagram @twowildhearts/via ...