A group of researchers and emergency management experts hiked into the area to assess the risk Thursday morning.
Weather
Swollen creeks and soggy cookouts: Juneau sees double the usual May showers
Meteorologists kept a close eye on local waterways over the weekend as lakes and creeks swelled with water.
Juneau skies not likely to cooperate with Wednesday morning lunar eclipse
Peak eclipse — when the moon is most entirely covered — will start around 3:11 a.m. and end at 3:25 a.m. Wednesday.
Northwest Alaska village of Buckland assessing flood damage as water levels drop
The governor’s disaster declaration opens up resources to Buckland, a village in Northwest Alaska.
Northwest Alaska village of Buckland floods due to ice jam
An ice jam caused by warming spring temperatures near the village of Buckland has left most of the town underwater and cut off access to the airport road.
NOAA’s new climate ‘normals’ highlight warming trend
The new data also seems to show an overall increase in precipitation.
Dozens of Alaska’s seismic stations are going offline, but earthquake monitoring is still on solid ground
The seismic stations are part of the U.S. Array, a multi-million dollar national research project. It spanned nearly two decades and the entire continent.
Weekend warm spell breaks temperature records throughout Southeast Alaska
Communities from Ketchikan to Yakutat set new temperature records in the low 60s to the low 70s.
Ask a climatologist: Alaska’s spring weather whipsaw
Alaskans have seen flip-flop weather develop in just a few days this April.
‘Bonus weekend’ in the sun planned for Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau
The extra two days of operation is in appreciation of all their guests and regulars that enjoyed the mountain this season.