Drone footage captured the moment a house collapsed into the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, following glacial floods on Saturday, 5 August.<br /><br />Water levels in Mendenhall Lake reached nearly 4.6 m on Sunday, August 6, a 91 cm rise over the previous record set in 2016, and 1.5 m over “moderate” flood levels, according to the National Weather Service.<br /><br />Glacial outburst flooding occurs when trapped water escapes through cracks in thinning ice dams.<br /><br />The phenomenon has increased around the world as a result of the climate crisis.
