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Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods

  • Written by Dan McGrath, Associate Professor of Cryospheric Sciences, Colorado State University
imageA study explored the evolution of several glacial lakes near Bering Glacier, Alaska.Google Earth, AirbusMaxar Technologies, CNES/Airbus

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it’s a sign that Suicide Basin, a small...

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