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Coastal News Today | AK - The Mighty Taku Glacier Takes a Bow

In a world of shrinking glaciers, that yet another is melting hardly seems newsworthy. But the imminent retreat of the massive Taku Glacier near Juneau, Alaska, which until recently was still growing, is an exception. And while it does mark another unhappy milestone in the ongoing climate crisis, it also prompts thinking about how the glacier’s retreat will soon reshape the ecology of the Taku River valley. Paradoxical to its grim associations, the shrinking of the Taku Glacier will create new habitat for local wildlife, and bring fresh opportunities for recreation and science. The Taku Glacier, called T’aaḵú Ḵwáan Sít’i in the Tlingit language, lies within the traditional homeland of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation. Winding 55 kilometers from the Juneau Icefield, the glacier forms a sprawling lobe beside the mouth of the Taku River, a biologically abundant waterway that cleaves its way to the Alaska coast from the mountains of British Columbia. Although the glacier

Flood warning on Taku River now includes drainage from lake, could break record flood level

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A glacially dammed lake above the Taku Inlet is compounding the already-existing flood warning for the Taku River as the water drains into the waterway. The lake, called Lake No Lake, has been closely watched by the National Weather Service over the past several days, according to meteorologist Nicole Ferrin in an interview with News of the North. This is the typical time of year where [a release] could happen, she said. We got helicopter confirmation from Canadians that the lake has indeed drained into the Take River area. This type of draining event from a glacially-dammed lake is called a jökulhlaup in Icelandic. Jökulhlaups also happen in the Mendenhall Valley when Suicide Basin drains, often causing the West Glacier Trail area to flood.

Flood warning for Taku River

Flood warning for Taku River
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The Mighty Taku Glacier Takes a Bow

The Mighty Taku Glacier Takes a Bow
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