Improvements and expansions are coming to the barrier system that helps protect Juneau from glacial outburst flooding, and they’ll be fully funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. USACE will also ...

As stormy weather rolled in on Wednesday, Provincetown DPW workers spent the afternoon deploying new orange water-diversion barriers along parts of Commercial Street. With high tide expected to ...

When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers stacked along the Mendenhall River largely prevented flooding of the nearby ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent ...

A reduced payment of about $6,300, instead of the originally proposed $8,000, by property owners in a zone at risk of glacial outburst flooding to pay for protective barriers was approved Monday night ...

Emergency barriers installed through the Alaska capital city of Juneau appear to have successfully funneled floodwaters away from neighborhoods during a "glacial outburst" supercharged by climate ...

Flood-impacted Juneau residents expressed frustration about city leaders pursuing a short-term HESCO barrier levee, viewed as achievable by July, instead of seeking long-term solutions during a ...

Water continues to rise along the Mendenhall River during Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood on Monday, August 5, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) In a special Assembly meeting Thursday, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- With heavy rain in the forecast for Friday, San Francisco officials are taking a new approach to prevent flood damage. A new type of flood barrier has been put up in a ...

Michael and Kendra Haken watch a city crew on the Pope-Chaucer Bridge clear debris from San Francisquito Creek around 11 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2023. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A new plan to bolster flood ...