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Glacial outburst flooding from Suicide Basin submerges trails around the Mendenhall Glacier visitors center

By Climate Adaptation Science Centers
A footpath near the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau, Alaska. A flooded footpath near the Mendenhall Visitor Center in Juneau, Alaska
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A path near the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau, Alaska is completely submerged by floodwaters from a glacial lake outburst flood.

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