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Alaska’s glacial flood hit Juneau. Its makeshift wall held. – The Washington Post

Alaska’s glacial flood hit Juneau. Its makeshift wall held.  The Washington Post A glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster  CNN Evacuations in Alaska after glacial melt raises fears of record flooding in Juneau  BBC Mendenhall River Hit Record High From Glacier Melt  The New York Times Barriers prevent severe flooding in Alaska capital …

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Alaska’s Juneau orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms | Alaska

Alaska’s Juneau orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms | Alaska

Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency. Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, …

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While some evacuate, others hunker down ahead of Juneau’s glacial outburst flood – KTOO

While some evacuate, others hunker down ahead of Juneau’s glacial outburst flood  KTOO A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It could send a wave of water downstream toward Juneau  CNN Disaster declared in Alaska’s capital due to ‘catastrophic flooding’ threat from glacial lake outburst  FOX Weather Alaska capital Juneau urged to evacuate as ‘glacial outburst’ flood looms  Yahoo News Canada Some Juneau residents …

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Juneau flood: A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It could send a wave of water surging toward Juneau

Juneau flood: A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It could send a wave of water surging toward Juneau

Facebook Tweet Email Link A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacier is threatening significant, potentially record-breaking flooding in Juneau for the third consecutive August. “A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River late Tuesday through Wednesday,” Juneau officials said in a Tuesday news release. …

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How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize a system in which risk is negotiable

How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize a system in which risk is negotiable

Lamer said closer analysis can find that FEMA’s approximated maps can overestimate flood risks — something clients are usually hoping for. “I’ve had lenders say, ‘Prove to me we’re out of the floodplain’ and we do the work and you’re 30 feet above the river,” Lamer said of FEMA’s original mapping. “That’s how inaccurate these maps are.” Across the nation, …

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Scientists discover surprising cause of massive flood that unleashed more than 20 billion gallons of water: ‘It was so unexpected’

Scientists discover surprising cause of massive flood that unleashed more than 20 billion gallons of water: ‘It was so unexpected’

Scientists were left perplexed by the impact of an undetected flood in Greenland that occurred over a decade ago. The findings are raising as many questions as answers. What’s happening? Unknown to researchers at the time, Greenland experienced a major flood in 2014 when over 24 billion gallons of water burst through an ice sheet 300 feet thick. As Live …

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Mike Flood — booed at town hall — still stands by Trump’s agenda : NPR

Mike Flood — booed at town hall — still stands by Trump’s agenda : NPR

Karen Wagner speaks with Rep. Mike Flood before a town hall at Kimball Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb., on Aug. 4. Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post/Getty Images Representative Mike Flood felt the full fury of his constituents over …

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Rep. Mike Flood met with anger at Nebraska town hall – The Washington Post

Rep. Mike Flood met with anger at Nebraska town hall  The Washington Post ‘Vote him out!’: Town hall erupts in anger at Nebraska GOP congressman over Trump megabill, policies  ABC News Mike Flood Heckled at Town Hall Over Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill  The New York Times ‘Vote him out!’ – Republican lawmaker Mike Flood heckled by constituents  BBC Nebraska Republican faces heckles and boos …

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Republican Flood jeered over Trump tax bill at Nebraska town hall

Republican Flood jeered over Trump tax bill at Nebraska town hall

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rep. Mike Flood has gotten an earful during a public meeting in Lincoln aimed at discussing his support for the massive tax breaks and spending cuts bill that passed Congress and was signed into law by President Donald Trump. Flood, a second-term Republican who represents the GOP-leaning district that includes the University of Nebraska, on Monday …

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