Alaska city manager reacts to major flooding threat from melting glacier

A melting glacier pushed the Mendenhall River to a record-high crest of more than 16 feet, prompting a major flood threat to the Alaskan state capital. But more than two miles of newly installed barriers protected neighborhoods from a repeat of the severe flooding of the past two years. “CBS Evening News” co-anchor Maurice DuBois spoke to Katie Koester, the city manager of Juneau.

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