The Columbia Glacier descends from an ice field 10,000 feet (3,050 meters) above sea level, down the flanks of the Chugach Mountains, and into a narrow inlet that leads into Prince William Sound in ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The rate of icebergs breaking off from Alaska’s Columbia Glacier will significantly slow within eight years, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of ...
Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river ...
Alaska’s glacial lakes are growing as glaciers retreat out of basins. These lakes will change desolate glacial rivers into ...
Sections of Alaska’s capital city watched anxiously Wednesday as record floodwaters from rainwater and snowmelt released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier flowed downstream and began pooling in local ...