Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger.
Weather
Recovery called off for plane that crashed in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Officials say that the wreckage location, in an area with deep crevasses, is permanently inaccessible.
Incoming storms will bring risk of flooding, landslides in Juneau
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from Thursday morning through Friday morning.
Local disaster declared for Talkeetna flood damage
The flood destroyed over 300 feet of the rock revetment near the end of Talkeetna’s Main Street.
Unprecedented double glacial dam release brings flooding to the Kenai
Usually, the two glacial lakes release every two or three years — and not at the same time.
Two people presumed dead in plane crash near Yakutat have been identified
A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft spotted wreckage in a glaciated area with deep crevasses near Mt. Leeper in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.