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The yearly national earthquake and hurricane drill will be held in Mexico City and in many other states on Tuesday morning.

People in Alaskas capital have lived for more than a decade with periodic glacial dam outbursts like the one that destroyed at least two homes over the weekend. But the most recent flood was surprising for how quickly the water moved as the surging Mendenhall River devoured riverbanks, undermining and damaging homes, and prompted some residents to flee.

People in Alaskas capital have lived for more than a decade with periodic glacial dam outbursts like the one that destroyed at least two homes over the weekend.

Residents in Alaska’s capital city have lived with periodic glacial dam outbursts for more than a decade

The "Suicide Basin" of Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier saw an unusual flood, but probably not because of climate change.

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Here are some issues surrounding glaciers and the floods that result from the bursting of snow-and-ice dams.

Residents in Alaska’s capital city have lived with periodic glacial dam outbursts for more than a decade. But the latest flood, which destroyed at least two homes over the weekend,

The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off a bobbing chunk of its roof. Next door, a condo building teetered on the edge of the bank, its foundation already having fallen away as erosion undercut it.

Climate change is melting glaciers, a study says. But the relationship between the changing climate and glacial outburst floods like the one in Juneau is complicated, scientists say.