US: Glacial Outburst Flood Hits Juneau, Alaska, Forcing Evacuations

An overflowing glacial lake at the foot of Suicide Glacier north of Juneau, Alaska, caused the Mendenhall River to surge to record levels on Wednesday, August 13, flooding homes and streets and prompting evacuations. Such glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) occur when water trapped in a glacier-fed lake suddenly bursts through weak ice or soil barriers, sending a destructive surge of water, sediment, and debris downstream.

2 years after quake

2 years after quake

NATORI, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show a coastal area in the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2011 (top), as the area is hit by massive tsunami waves following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and the same location on March 6, 2013, with levees being reconstructed along the coast.

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

KOBE, Japan - Four wild boar piglets are seen stranded on a riverbank of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture on July 4. As many as eight boar piglets, of which one was dead, have been seen since around June 26 on the bank of the shallow Kitsune River, which is about 5 meters wide and enclosed by 6-meter-high concrete levees, drawing concern from neighborhood residents.

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

KOBE, Japan - Four wild boar piglets are seen stranded on a riverbank of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture on July 4. As many as eight boar piglets, of which one was dead, have been seen since around June 26 on the bank of the shallow Kitsune River, which is about 5 meters wide and enclosed by 6-meter-high concrete levees, drawing concern from neighborhood residents.

Go to the Disaster Area: Niigata Earthquake, Second Report

The city is caved in and covered in mud after the Niigata earthquake. The government launches a full-scale rescue operation. <Caption> The entire city is on fire after the Niigata earthquake, people fleeing, firefighting, cracks in the ground, railroad tracks suspended in midair, the collapsed Hakusan station, victims washing their clothes in muddy water because there is no water, boats washed ashore, etc. Self-Defense Forces rescue activities, relief supplies being sent from all over, Minister of Finance Kakuei Tanaka arriving by helicopter, Self-Defense Forces repairing collapsed buildings and broken levees, etc. a train departs from a temporary platform four days later, shooting date unknown, release date: June 26, 1964.

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

KOBE, Japan - Four wild boar piglets are seen stranded on a riverbank of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture on July 4. As many as eight boar piglets, of which one was dead, have been seen since around June 26 on the bank of the shallow Kitsune River, which is about 5 meters wide and enclosed by 6-meter-high concrete levees, drawing concern from neighborhood residents. (Kyodo)

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

KOBE, Japan - Four wild boar piglets are seen stranded on a riverbank of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture on July 4. As many as eight boar piglets, of which one was dead, have been seen since around June 26 on the bank of the shallow Kitsune River, which is about 5 meters wide and enclosed by 6-meter-high concrete levees, drawing concern from neighborhood residents. (Kyodo)

6th anniversary of 2011 earthquake and tsunami

6th anniversary of 2011 earthquake and tsunami

Levees are almost complete on the coast of the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 9, 2017, almost six years after the area was devastated by a massive tsunami following a magnitude 9.0-earthquake. A pine tree -- known as the "miracle pine" for being a single spindly survivor among a grove of 70,000 trees that had lined the city's beach for centuries -- can be seen in this photo taken with a drone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

6th anniversary of 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami

6th anniversary of 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami

Coastal levees are under construction in the northeastern Japan city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on March 9, 2017, almost six years after the area was devastated by a massive tsunami following a magnitude 9.0-earthquake. Of the planned 9.7-kilometer-long levees to be built by the city, only about 0.7 km has been completed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo