The evacuation in Alaska after the glacier melt raised fears of flood of records in Juno

Some Alaska evacuate their homes when Meltwater escapes from a pool, sinking from the glacier Mendenhol – growing fears of record flood in the US capital.

The office of the National Meteorological Service (NWS) in Juno has issued a flood warning, as the water of the glacial outbursts flows into the Medenhol River, exposing homes in the area of risk.

For days, local employees have warned residents that they may be forced to evacuate. On Tuesday, they confirmed that the water had begun to escape from the ice dam and a flood was expected in the coming days.

The glacier, a popular tourist attraction, is 12 miles (19 km) from Juneau.

Water levels reached 9.85 feet (3 m) on Tuesday, below large flood levels, which start at 14 feet, NWS reported. But by Wednesday morning, they were over 16 feet, which is considered a comb.

“This will be a new record based on all the information we have,” said Nicole Ferin, a meteorologist at the Meteorological Service, at a press conference on Tuesday.

The Juno website explains that the outbursts of the ice lake happen when the lake of the melting snow and ice and rain drains quickly. It compares the process to removing a full bath plug. When Meltwaters reach a certain level, they can exceed the glacier that has previously held them.

Alaska Governor Mike Dunlevi issued a state declaration of disasters on Sunday because of the “immediate threat of a catastrophic flood of the Gloff Flood (GLOF)” in the Juno area.

The flood has been an annual concern in the area since 2011, as the homes are damaged and swept away by an outburst. Last year, hundreds of residences were damaged.

The mountain glaciers are shrinkage around the world With increasing temperatures.

Additional melting water can be collected to form ice lakes. Scientists have Observes an increasing number and size of these lakes Globally since 1990

Natural ice and rock dams that keep the lakes in place can fail suddenly and unpredictably, causing floods.

Researchers expect climate change to increase the number of floods in the future, although past trends – and the reasons for individual floods – are complex.