VAWS – Monitoring and Communicating Glacier Outburst Flood Hazards from Mendenhall Glacier
February 18 @ 11:00 am to 12:00 pm AKST
Speaker: Eran Hood, Professor of Environmental Science, University of Alaska Southeast
About the webinar: Suicide Basin, an ice-marginal lake along Mendenhall Glacier, has released outburst floods every year since 2011. In recent years (2023-2025), the outburst floods have increased in volume and caused extensive flooding and damage in the Mendenhall Valley, the largest residential neighborhood in Juneau. This talk will discuss the dynamics of the glacier outburst flood, including how it is evolving over time, and how flood hazards are communicated to Juneau residents.
Bio: Eran Hood is a Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Alaska Southeast and is part of a team of university and agency scientists who have studied the outburst floods at Mendenhall Glacier since 2011.