Click Here to Read: Alaskan River Reaches Record High From Melting Glacier: An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau By Raymond Zhong in the New York Times on August 13, 2025.

The Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska (circa 1996).  Image: gillfoto  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.