“Don’t wait, Evacuate TONIGHT,” local authorities warn
Water from the Mendenhall Glacier is surging to unprecedented heights this week, forcing evacuations in Alaska’s capital and placing hundreds of properties at risk. The event is the latest – and most severe – in a series of annual glacial outburst floods that scientists say are intensifying as the climate warms.
By early today, the Mendenhall River had already surpassed last year’s record crest of nearly 16 feet, with the National Weather Service projecting a peak between 16.3 and 16…