A house was swallowed by the Mendenhall River in the Alaskan capital city of Juneau over the weekend due to glacial outburst floods.   Record flooding struck Juneau after a glacial dam outburst, prompting city officials to issue evacuation orders for residents on one street.   Glacial outburst flooding happens when trapped water escapes through cracks in thinning ice dams.   🔗 Read about why the phenomenon has increased around the world at our link in bio.   #Reuters #video #climatechange #weather #heatwave #floods #flooding #floods2023 #Juneau #Alaska