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Glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain fills up so high it overtops the glacier that holds it back.

The lake at Suicide Basin filled to the brim and then overtopped the glacier on August 1 , city officials say.

More than 100 homes have been damaged or impacted by the so-called glacial lake outburst flooding.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issues a disaster declaration to aid the response.