Evacuations as Alaska glacier releases floodwater
A large rainwater and snow melting basin examined by Alaska’s Mentenhall Glacier, in the regions of Juneau, the inhabitants invite to evacuate before a record increase in flood water.
Recently, the authorities warn that they are ready to evacuate people in the flood region.
On Tuesday morning, they confirmed that it started to escape from the water dam and the flood is expected on Thursday. They advised people to go to people in the flood region of the city.
The Mentenhall Glacier is about 19 km from Juneau and is a popular tourist attraction center due to its proximity to Alaska’s capital and easy access to hiking trails. Glacier acts as a dam for the suicide basin that fills it with rainwater and snow melting every spring and summer.
The houses at the foot of the city, the miles of Lake Mentenhall under the glacier, and many of them are in front of the Mentenhall River.
In the glacier explosion, the water flows into the river and puts the closest houses to the river at risk. National Weather Service, Thursday at 10:00 on Thursday, the flood edition expects to the top, he said.
“This will be a new record based on all the information we have,” he said, “This will be a new record.” He said.
The flood became an annual concern from the basin and in recent years it sweeps the houses and sank hundreds of houses.
The US state institutions established temporary obstacles this year, hoping to protect them from widespread damage in the field of water raids.
The threat called glacial explosion wire has disturbed the parts of Juneau since 2011. In some years, the boundaries of streets or properties near the lake or river are limited.
This year’s Selin was estimated to be cret between 4.96 and 5.12 meters.
Approximately 300 houses were damaged last year.
According to Alaska University Southeast and Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center, a large explosion can release about 56 billion liters of water. This is the equivalent of about 23,000 Olympic swimming pool.
City officials responded to concerns from the property owners this year by establishing a temporary levee along the 4 -km river coast to protect against widespread floods.
