Arctic Sea Ice Extent: September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024: The Arctic sea ice has continued to decrease this week but at a slightly greater rate of 4.78% (as opposed to last week’s decrease rate of 4.75%), from the level on 08/29/2024 of 4.577 M km2 to 4.358 M km2 for this week. For this ...
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Suicide Basin GLOF: Record flooding in Mendenhall Valley
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) originating from Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier has caused severe flooding in Juneau neighbourhoods. Water levels in the Mendenhall River peaked around 3am on Tuesday, August 6, at 15.99 feet. This is over a foot higher than during last year’s record breaking outburst. Over 100 homes are estimated ...
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