
Aaron Jacobs
5:09 - 5:39
"this year, in conjunction with the USGS, we were able to improve our monitoring so we have more redundant information. And one of that more redundant information is a camera that looks over the overflow channel. So from the monitoring page, if you go to latest images, and now you will see this overflow channel to the right. And so this is a new camera for us so we can see when water is starting to go over this overflow channel."
“this year, in conjunction with the USGS, we were able to improve our monitoring so we have more redundant information. And one of that more redundant information is a camera that looks over the overflow channel. So from the monitoring page, if you go to latest images, and now you will see this overflow channel to the right. And so this is a new camera for us so we can see when water is starting to go over this overflow channel.”
So this year, in conjunction with the USGS, we were able to improve our monitoring so we have more redundant information. And one of that more redundant information is a camera that looks over the overflow channel. So from the monitoring page, if you go to latest images, and now you will see this overflow channel to the right. And so this is a new camera for us so we can see when water is starting to go over this overflow channel.. And so this gives us better situational awareness when that is taking place.
The City and Borough of Juneau has nearly doubled its evacuation advisory area ahead of the annual Mendenhall glacier outburst flood, covering just over 1,900 residences this year versus roughly 1,000 last year. Officials say HESCO barriers are complete but warn the system is fragile and urge all residents in the zone to evacuate.
