A major ice jam on the Yukon River, which originates in the coastal mountains of Canada and flows nearly 2,000 miles northwest into the Bering Sea, has created catastrophic flooding in several ...

At least two Alaska communities hundreds of miles apart reported flooding from ice jams on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers Saturday while others were bracing for the possibility of breakup flooding ...

Ice jams that blocked two Alaska rivers broke loose over the weekend, unleashing a surge of ice and water that caused major floods, damaged homes and left behind huge chunks of ice as tall as 12 feet.

(National Weather Service Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) The outlook for ice jam flooding on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers was improving Wednesday, as recovery continued in communities ...

Tuluksak is experiencing what residents describe as some of its “worst flooding” in 10-15 years. A 10-mile-long ice jam had been wedged below Akiak, which is under flood advisory on Wednesday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The National Weather Service issued a Flood Advisory from Lower Kalskag to Aniak because of an ice jam along the Kuskokwim River. The River Watch team with the Alaska ...

Other rivers across Alaska also saw rapid melting and resultant flooding, prompting Governor Mike Dunleavy to declare a state of emergency on May 13. The rapid melting of ice can trigger ice jams ...

Ice jam flooding in the spring is not unusual in Alaska, but this year the risk was higher. “The combo of a cold April and deep snowpack really loads the dice,” said Rick Thoman, a climate ...

including the risk of river flooding as ice melts. "Recent warm temperatures have melted portions of the ice cover across south central Alaska, causing ice movement and some ice jams," a ...

Sept. 20 (UPI) --The federal government on Friday awarded $1.1 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct satellite monitoring of potentially destructive floods and ...