Melting Glacier in Alaska Floods State Capital
Watery Mess Parts of Alaska's state capital of Juneau flooded earlier this week after a melting glacier near the city and sent icy waters down below to residents, according to The Guardian, and, yes, climate change is the culprit behind this incident. The Mendenhall Glacier, a vast field of ice and snow that sits north of the city in a valley, has created a natural lake that is dammed by ice, according to the news outlet. On Tuesday, local officials noticed that water was escaping the dam and prompted residents to evacuate, while hydrologists predicted that the flood would increase the […]
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