In mountain ranges around the world ... Juneau, Alaska, has been hit by several flash floods in recent years from a glacial ...

Juneau, Alaska, has been hit by several flash floods in recent years from ... that bursts out of the ice as a full-fledged flood. Thawing mountain permafrost can also trigger floods.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Water from the melting ice often drains into depressions once occupied by the ...