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  "path": "/2026/03/12/alaskas-glacial-lakes-are-expanding-increasing-the-risk-of-destructive-outburst-floods/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T19:00:33.000Z",
  "site": "https://alaskabeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Commentary",
    "Alaska",
    "glacial lakes",
    "glacial outburst flood",
    "Juneau",
    "Mendenhall Glacier",
    "Suicide Basin"
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  "textContent": "Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it’s a sign that Suicide Basin, a small glacier-dammed lake 5 miles up the mountains, has broken through the glacier again and a glacial lake outburst flood is […]",
  "title": "Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods"
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