Flood barriers have been tested to protect around 30 homes after a river burst its banks three times in one year. Around 300 ...

When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers stacked along the Mendenhall River largely prevented flooding of the nearby ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- With heavy rain in the forecast for Friday, San Francisco officials are taking a new approach to prevent flood damage. A new type of flood barrier has been put up in a ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent ...

New flood defences, costing about £10m, have been installed in Bewdley, Worcestershire. The defences stretch for 300m at ...

People view Mendenhall Glacier from the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center area, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP) People view Mendenhall Glacier from ...

The Suicide Basin on 22 July before it reached full capacity due to glacial flooding, in Juneau. (Photo: United States Geological Survey) Newly installed river barriers held back record levels of ...