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  1. #SuicideBasin glacial outburst is happening in #Alaska.

    When will our governments take serious #ClimateAction - when they personally suffer many harsh consequences for failures to act when needed?

    #Climate

  2. So, I noticed that #SuicideBasin #flooding is almost 1 year after it happened last year. The same with #VermontFlooding last month.

  3. #Alaska #glacier outburst floods #Juneau, damages more than 100 homes

    The glacier flood from the #SuicideBasin swelled the #MendenhallRiver to record levels, causing destructive flooding in Juneau.

    By Sheri Walsh, UPI

    Published Aug 8, 2024 10:31 AM EDT

    Aug. 8 (UPI) -- "A #MeltingGlacier, overflowing from heavy rains in Alaska, unleashed a torrent of water on Juneau where more than 100 homes were damaged in what is being called an 'unprecedented' glacial lake outburst flood.

    "The glacier flood from the Suicide Basin swelled the Mendenhall River to record levels, causing destructive flooding in Juneau on Tuesday, nearly one year after the same river flooded on Aug. 7, 2023.

    "Glacial lake outbursts occur when a basin fills with water from melting snow, ice and rain -- after Juneau's heavy rainfall in July -- which overtopped the glacier, 'like water overflowing out of a full bathtub,' the city of Juneau explained last week in a warning to residents to prepare for #flooding and evacuations.

    "A U.S. Geological Survey camera captured the Suicide Basin glacial lake's gradual rise over the past month and rapid fall pictured Tuesday after the outburst sent water flooding into Juneau below."

    Read more:
    accuweather.com/en/weather-new

    #GlacialMelt #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #TippingPoint

  4. ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits Juneau, Alaska, After Glacier Outburst
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    cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/ala <-- shared media article
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    “A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event.
    More than 100 homes have been damaged or impacted by the so-called glacial lake outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River in the Mendenhall Valley, according to city officials, who characterized the flood severity as “unprecedented.”
    Glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain “drains rapidly…”
    #water #glacier #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #hydrology #climatechange #Alaska #Juneau #Alaska #USA #melt #meltwater #glacieroutburst #naturalhazard #infrastructure #management #glaciallake #MendenhallRiver #MendenhallGlacier #suicidebasin #damage #urbanplanning #warming #SuicideGlacier #GLOF

  5. ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits Juneau, Alaska, After Glacier Outburst
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    cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/ala <-- shared media article
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    “A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event.
    More than 100 homes have been damaged or impacted by the so-called glacial lake outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River in the Mendenhall Valley, according to city officials, who characterized the flood severity as “unprecedented.”
    Glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain “drains rapidly…”
    #water #glacier #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #hydrology #climatechange #Alaska #Juneau #Alaska #USA #melt #meltwater #glacieroutburst #naturalhazard #infrastructure #management #glaciallake #MendenhallRiver #MendenhallGlacier #suicidebasin #damage #urbanplanning #warming #SuicideGlacier #GLOF

  6. ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits Juneau, Alaska, After Glacier Outburst
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    cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/ala <-- shared media article
    --
    “A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event.
    More than 100 homes have been damaged or impacted by the so-called glacial lake outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River in the Mendenhall Valley, according to city officials, who characterized the flood severity as “unprecedented.”
    Glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain “drains rapidly…”
    #water #glacier #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #hydrology #climatechange #Alaska #Juneau #Alaska #USA #melt #meltwater #glacieroutburst #naturalhazard #infrastructure #management #glaciallake #MendenhallRiver #MendenhallGlacier #suicidebasin #damage #urbanplanning #warming #SuicideGlacier #GLOF

  7. ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits Juneau, Alaska, After Glacier Outburst
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    cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/ala <-- shared media article
    --
    “A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event.
    More than 100 homes have been damaged or impacted by the so-called glacial lake outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River in the Mendenhall Valley, according to city officials, who characterized the flood severity as “unprecedented.”
    Glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain “drains rapidly…”
    #water #glacier #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #hydrology #climatechange #Alaska #Juneau #Alaska #USA #melt #meltwater #glacieroutburst #naturalhazard #infrastructure #management #glaciallake #MendenhallRiver #MendenhallGlacier #suicidebasin #damage #urbanplanning #warming #SuicideGlacier #GLOF

  8. ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits Juneau, Alaska, After Glacier Outburst
    --
    cnn.com/2024/08/07/climate/ala <-- shared media article
    --
    “A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday and caused destructive flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar significant event.
    More than 100 homes have been damaged or impacted by the so-called glacial lake outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River in the Mendenhall Valley, according to city officials, who characterized the flood severity as “unprecedented.”
    Glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain “drains rapidly…”

  9. #Juneau’s record glacial outburst flood prompts evacuations and destroys at least 1 home

    August 5, 2023 by Anna Canny, KTOO

    "The source of this weekend’s #flooding is a #glacial dam outburst flood from #SuicideBasin, above the #MendenhallGlacier. An update from the National Weather Service described record flooding of waterways and low-lying areas, along with flooding 'in areas that have not previously seen flooding before.'"

    ktoo.org/2023/08/05/city-recom

    #Glaciers #GlacialMelting #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Alaska #JuneauAlaska

  10. juneauempire.com/news/record-f

    My god, 😳
    One large home was washed into Mendenhall River multiple homes closer to #MendenhallGlacierMelting were flooded and cut off from road access Saturday in what officials are calling the worst release of water from #SuicideBasin since annual cycles began in 2011. #ClimateDisaster

  11. #Glacial #Lake draining (suddenly) above #Juneau #Alaska. #AKwx #SuicideBasin #AK #NuggetCreek -- has resulted in record flooding along Nugget Creek in Juneau, homes washed away.