Officials in Alaska's capital city say roughly 290 residences were damaged last week by flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. Juneau Deputy City Manager Robert Barr said Monday that at least two businesses were damaged.
This image taken with a drone and provided by Richard Ross shows shows high water around homes and neighborhoods following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Juneau , Alaska . In addition to the homes and apartment and condo units, at least two businesses were damaged, Deputy City Manager Robert Barr said in an email Monday.
The flooding occurs because a smaller glacier near Mendenhall Glacier retreated, leaving a basin that fills with rainwater and snowmelt each spring and summer. When the water creates enough pressure, it forces its way under or around the ice dam created by the Mendenhall Glacier, entering Mendenhall Lake and eventually the Mendenhall River., the phenomenon has sporadically flooded streets or homes near the lake and river, but the impacts of flooding this year and last were significant.
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