As I've recently written about our short hike on the Trail of Time near Juneau on our website, and I know how much we all love our #Mosstodon here, some mossy trees, perhaps not quite thick enough for #ThickTrunkTuesday individually, but taken together...

#Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #Juneau #Mendenhall #Hike #Moss #Alaska #Nature #NaturePhotography #Trees

Watch the glacier outburst that sent a surge of water into Juneau, causing ‘unprecedented’ flooding

A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday causing unprecedented flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar destructive event.

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Great Postdoc opportunities now open! The #USGS #Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program provides opportunities for research experiences enhancing your scientific stature and credentials. Most close by Nov 1, 2023.

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program/research-opportunities <-- Link to webpage

#hydrology #energy #minerals #earthquakes #volcanoes #geomagnetism #landslides #coastalresources #postdoc #fellowship

Research Opportunities | U.S. Geological Survey

Mendenhall opportunities for our annual recruitment are now available! They cover a broad range of topics, so they should appeal to folks from a variety of backgrounds and expertise. Check out the opportunities now! 

NOAA reporting about August 2023 flooding in Juneau Alaska. “Not every retreating glacier in Alaska is at risk for these glacial lake outburst floods, but those that are can have very serious consequences downstream. …

For the Mendenhall Valley, glacial lake outburst floods are a relatively new phenomena but have become a yearly occurrence since 2011, when the first outburst occurred.”

#Alaska #glacier #GlacialFloods #Mendenhall #Juneau

https://alaskan.social/@AlaskaWx/110899841991873857

Rick Thoman (@AlaskaWx@alaskan.social)

Good explainer story from climate.gov on the dramatic #glacier dam burst flooding near Juneau, #Alaska in early August. #akwx #Hydrology #Climate @Climatologist49@fediscience.org @ScoterD @AK_OK@journa.host @spiraledu @seachanger @SilverSalmonAK https://www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/major-flood-outburst-mendenhall-glacier-alaska-not-possible-without

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Glacial flood waters thunder off of Mendenhall Glacier August 5, 2023

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@EugestShirley Amazing... (scary... but amazing). #Mendenhall #glacier
Drone footage of flooding along the Mendenhall River on Aug. 5, 2023

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Search Continues for Remains of Missing Kayaker at Mendenhall Lake
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Paul Rodriguez of Juneau. Image-missing person flyer

Teams continue to search Mendenhall Lake near Mendenhall Glacier for a 43-year-old Juneau man who was reported missing on July 16th while out kayaking and had not been seen for the previous week.

Troopers were notified by Juneau police that Paul...
https://alaska-native-news.com/68995-2/68995/
#rodriguez #search #mendenhall #glacier #lake #juneau

Search Continues for Remains of Missing Kayaker at Mendenhall Lake - Alaska Native News

Teams continue to search Mendenhall Lake near Mendenhall Glacier for a 43-year-old Juneau man who was reported missing on July 16th while out kayaking and had not been seen for the previous week. Troopers were notified by Juneau police that Paul Rodriguez Jr had been reported missing and his vehicle was located at the Mendenhall […]

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