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Alaskan glacier ice dam releases floodwater toward downstream homes

Alaskan glacier ice dam releases floodwater toward downstream homes

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning …

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