Army Corps teases glacial outburst flood solution announcement as next flood looms

Suicide Basin, pictured in 2023, is the birthplace of Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood. It sits about two miles above the terminus of Mendenhall Glacier. (Anna Canny/KTOO)
A pathway to a permanent solution for Juneau’s annual glacial outburst is coming soon. That’s according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Assistant Secretary Adam Telle, who said at a virtual press conference Thursday that the Corps will post a request for proposals this month for a solution to drain Suic