One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release water.

Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital city with no immediate reports of major damage, though officials warned that high water would remain for several hours.

Watery Mess Parts of Alaska's state capital of Juneau flooded earlier this week after a melting glacier near the city and sent icy waters down below to residents, according to The Guardian, and, yes,